The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
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Buybacks don't create more jobs, increase wages, or grow the economy — but they do help juice CEO pay that's often tied to stock performance.
Nothing trickles down to workers.
Buybacks don't create more jobs, increase wages, or grow the economy — but they do help juice CEO pay that's often tied to stock performance.
Nothing trickles down to workers.
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves.
2) Explode deficits
3) Use the debt as an excuse to demand cuts to vital programs that help millions.
4) Repeat.
1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves.
2) Explode deficits
3) Use the debt as an excuse to demand cuts to vital programs that help millions.
4) Repeat.
Eldon and I will celebrate Good Trouble with 3 others. Join us!
Eldon and I will celebrate Good Trouble with 3 others. Join us!
Robert Reich documentary of a gifted teacher and champion of the working class. Schedule of screenings all over the U.S.
Robert Reich documentary of a gifted teacher and champion of the working class. Schedule of screenings all over the U.S.
Always money for war.
Always money for war.
- Measuring Each State’s Commitment to Democratically Governed Schools. Did your state make the grade? Read the report here. networkforpubliceduc...
- Measuring Each State’s Commitment to Democratically Governed Schools. Did your state make the grade? Read the report here. networkforpubliceduc...