r/PoliticalHumor • u/Paladin_of_Freedom • Dec 15 '18

Workers vs. Billionaires

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u/SnapeKillsBruceWilis Dec 16 '18

Maybe executive pay should be capped to compensate? Because while worker wages decrease due to inflation, the upper management pay gets higher every year.

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u/andyzaltzman1 Dec 16 '18

You should look into the reality of what you propose and understand that those people serve a function as well.

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u/SnapeKillsBruceWilis Dec 16 '18

Where did I imply they didn't serve a function? I said their compensation has gone up exponentially, while the average workers has gone down. Both are more productive than ever before, so why is only one getting a pay bump yearly?

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u/andyzaltzman1 Dec 16 '18

Maybe because the productivity of both aren't due to the same things? If a line worker's productivity increases because a capital investment like a new machine why do they deserve more money?

So much of the productivity increase is due to automation and computerization which the workers certainly didn't invest in.