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Originally posted by elston
This is largely related to jealousy. Government should not be involved with salaries in any way shape or form. I have a hard time that people would even think about this from a government stand point. This is utterly ridiculous and for those who are the 30% are the ones who don't know what's going on.
Originally posted by Make Speed Limit 45
Originally posted by ANNED
What many of you are saying is no one should make over 1 million a year.
OK lets limit all lottery winnings to 1 million.
lottery winners did absolutely nothing to deserve over 1 million.
all the did was buy a $1 dollar ticket,
Ok with me. Hell - lets just ban lotteries. Insane that we have all these govt sponsored lotteries.
Originally posted by Make Speed Limit 45
BS - most wealthy people are useless parasites who don't actually produce anything. They're lawyers, politicians, entertainers, athletes, corp ceos, investment bankers etc.
Originally posted by Make Speed Limit 45
Thursday, March 26, 2009
While a great deal of public anger is focused at corporate executives these days, Johnny Depp and the Boys of Summer don’t fare much better. Thirty percent (30%) of Americans believe the government should make it illegal to pay movie stars and athletes more than $1 million per year.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 59% oppose government pay limits for film stars and jocks. There is a more support—but not much more--for capping the pay of corporate executives. Thirty-six percent (36%) say the federal government should make it illegal to pay any executive more than $1 million a year. The majority (54%), however, disagree.
Professional golfer Tiger Woods is the highest–paid athlete in America for the fifth year in a row, earning $128 million in 2007, according to Sports Illustrated. Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson, Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, Eddie Murphy, Tom Cruise, John Travolta. Nicolas Cage, Julia Roberts and Will Smith are the highest-paid movie stars, earning $20 million or more per film, according to the website Hollywood.com.
John A. Thain, head of Merrill Lynch, was the highest compensated CEO in 2007, earning nearly $84 million, the New York Times reported. Merrill Lynch, facing insolvency following the collapse of the subprime mortgage market, merged with Bank of America last year. (snip)
www.rasmussenreports.com...
Damn right. Athletes and film stars are useless parasites who don't produce anything.
Originally posted by Merriman Weir
Originally posted by elston
This is largely related to jealousy.
Really? That old chestnut?
Originally posted by elston
This is largely related to jealousy. Government should not be involved with salaries in any way shape or form. I have a hard time that people would even think about this from a government stand point. This is utterly ridiculous and for those who are the 30% are the ones who don't know what's going on.