I really pity those that can't read/understand economic reports.

I voted for the change.

Unfortunately, a lot of very stupid and/or selfish assholes voted for the Party of Obstructionists to positions in Congress, too.

You can't change CEOs not paying their workers better wages

That trickle is coming, I can feel it. Just one more tax break and we are there.

Soooo what about pre-tax pay?  Job Creators^TM paying their minions well only to have the gub'ment take it all?

cretinbob: [freethoughtblogs.com image 500x607]

Japan also has a slave caste of people who work part time for peanuts. They ain't makin' no 1/11th of a CEO's salary.

doglover: Japan also has a slave caste of people who work part time for peanuts. They ain't makin' no 1/11th of a CEO's salary.

The chart says AVERAGE worker.

Obama doesn't set salaries in private businesses, nitwit.

weave: doglover: Japan also has a slave caste of people who work part time for peanuts. They ain't makin' no 1/11th of a CEO's salary.

The chart says AVERAGE worker.

You don't understand how Japan does statistics.

There's insanely low HIV rates among Japanese, but odd there's a lot of pneumonia deaths among at risk segments of the population. How remarkable.

doglover: You don't understand how Japan does statistics.

That exact line is the first entry in The Book Of Insults.

doglover: weave: doglover: Japan also has a slave caste of people who work part time for peanuts. They ain't makin' no 1/11th of a CEO's salary.

The chart says AVERAGE worker.

You don't understand how Japan does statistics.

There's insanely low HIV rates among Japanese, but odd there's a lot of pneumonia deaths among at risk segments of the population. How remarkable.

Not mention what they did during the Inquisition,

weave: doglover: Japan also has a slave caste of people who work part time for peanuts. They ain't makin' no 1/11th of a CEO's salary.

The chart says AVERAGE worker.

Imagine how much the really good workers must make.

Capitalism in action.

A Dark Evil Omen: Capitalism in action.

What country would you describe as being the least capitalist? I want to know what you consider the measure of success.

Japan is apparently North Korea now

El Pachuco: Mrbogey: A Dark Evil Omen: Capitalism in action.

What country would you describe as being the least capitalist? I want to know what you consider the measure of success.

Nearly any of the Scandinavian ones.  Successful use of capitalist principles to produce profit, but profit is more equally shared.

The US is designed to help Romney, Buffett and Gates add another $100,000,000 to the pile.  It is not designed to give a single parent direct access to healthcare for their children.  Interestingly, Buffett and Gates have a problem with this.

It's the most basic principle - you have to work with your tax base, because there's only so far you can push them before the entire system gets ripped to shreds.

JohnnyC: Maybe the subby is suggesting that the government pass a law that says that CEO's can't make more than 5% more than their average paid employee?

I think that would be a truly terrible idea. But I would support it since nothing else seems to be any better.

doglover: cretinbob: [freethoughtblogs.com image 500x607]

Japan also has a slave caste of people who work part time for peanuts. They ain't makin' no 1/11th of a CEO's salary.

http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average

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invictus2: After-tax pay drops to lowest level since 1959. That change you voted for? Better check the couch cushions.

All, I found was stale cheetos, an old ketchup packet, and a dogs chew toy.

What did everyone else find?

I'm not going there. Last time I disturbed That Which Dwells Under The Couch, we lost the cat.

A shame, I liked that cat.

nmemkha: invictus2: After-tax pay drops to lowest level since 1959. That change you voted for? Better check the couch cushions.

All, I found was stale cheetos, an old ketchup packet, and a dogs chew toy.

What did everyone else find?

I'm not going there. Last time I disturbed That Which Dwells Under The Couch, we lost the cat.

A shame, I liked that cat.

So that's how I ended up with those kittens.

The President controls wages?

Oh, right, he's a dictator!  He should dictate that greedy executives pay workers more!  Come on, Chairman 0bongo, dictate the f*ck out of those greedy capitalists like the tyrant you are!!

shotglasss: cretinbob: [freethoughtblogs.com image 500x607]

That stat has been thoroughly discredited. Thanks for playing though.

Oh, well, since you say so, it must be true.  No need to give sources or anything.  I totally trust you.

DeltaPunch: shotglasss: cretinbob: [freethoughtblogs.com image 500x607]

That stat has been thoroughly discredited. Thanks for playing though.

You are correct. American CEOs make 380 times more than the average worker, not 475. And I can provide a citation, unlike some people.

Just be patient.  All that wealth will trickle down.  Aaaaaany minute now.

Lochsteppe: I'm no expert, but I'm starting to think that allowing wealth to concentrate in fewer and fewer hands may not result in a bountiful trickling down and mass-enprosperating after all.

That's a cromulent point

randomjsa: Lionel Mandrake: The President controls wages?

Oh, right, he's a dictator!  He should dictate that greedy executives pay workers more!  Come on, Chairman 0bongo, dictate the f*ck out of those greedy capitalists like the tyrant you are!!

Obama the Blameless strikes again. It's always a mystery to me how Bush was responsible for <b>everything</b> bad that happened while there's always an excuse for Obama the Blameless.

So Obama should set a maximum wage and limit personal wealth in order to boost salaries of the middle/working-class??

People like you tell me he's a dictator.  Should he do that?

And Bush wasn't solely responsible for the clusterfark of 2001-2009.  He had plenty of help from other politicians and really fkn rich people to throw this country in the shiatter.  But don't worry, the elites won't be punished for there psychopathic rapacity.  People like you and me and our progeny have been hung out to dry for their shiat.  And assholes like you want more of it.  Fkn sadists.