Originally Posted By: MorningAir
I don't think there are alot of socialist on here. I think there are a heap of people on Aldeer that have never worked for a Fortune 500 or 1000 company, or any other publicly traded company, and been a part of what really goes on in those companies. If there are a bunch on here that have, they must be raking in the money to not think anything is wrong with the way wages are cast out.

I'm not for maximizing wages either, but none of it matters. If the government told every CEO and EVP of every public company in the USA they could pay a 0% corporate tax on earnings, and the government would pick up 100% of the employees healtchare, there is not 1 single executive that would pay their non executive employees 1 penny more. They would all salivate at the opportunity to pay themselves more, and increase the wealth of their shareholders. That's just the nature of wealth, and the history of America for those that don't start their own business, and work for someone else.


I'd imagine there are a lot more people on here who have worked for one of those companies, than have worked their way up to an executive in one of those companies. If you think there is something wrong with the way wages are cast, at the company you work for, go work somewhere else. It really is 100% that simple.

As to your second point. A ceo's one and only job is to maximize profits. That's what it boils down to, although there are tons of factors that include under that. There is a trade off on taking care of your employees. Don't take care of them enough (financially and incentives), your profit margin decreases. Do to much for them, and your profit margin decreases. I assure you that every ceo in this country understands this. How they choose to manage that, determines the amount of success they will have. But, once again, it all boils down to the employees ability to leave. That's the wonderful thing about our economy, and with all the government interference, is one of the most positive aspects we have left.