cjl1618's Blog

I never used to have much resentment to those in top tiers of a company, but things have gotten so out of whack that it is hard not to.

There is a quickly growing disparity, way more than ever before in our history, of those who bust their butts working for a living and just try to pay for the kids health care, education and keep a roof over their heads, and those that run the companies and banks that fund them.

The CEO of home depot was famously paid insane amounts of millions to quit, hedge fund managers are making over a BILLION $ / year,  and now this one just really gets me:

PHILADELPHIA - The 87-year-old founder of Comcast Corp.'s pay will keep going to his beneficiaries for five years after his death under a new agreement.

I mean what the hell gives this guy the right to continue to get his salary and bonuses and benefits paid to his kids when he dies. How many other Comcast employees you think have that deal?

It just shows how far we have come. The Rise and Fall of the United States Empire so closely follows Rome it is scary.

That full article is here:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071229/ap_on_bi_ge/comcast
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