Posted on 04/14/2015 6:25:01 AM PDT by TangledUpInBlue
Hillary Clinton, under pressure from the left wing of her Democratic Party to aggressively campaign against income inequality, voiced concern about the hefty paychecks of some corporate executives in an email to supporters.
Striking a populist note, Clinton, who announced on Sunday she was running for president in 2016, said American families were still facing financial hardship at a time "when the average CEO makes about 300 times what the average worker makes."
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CEO's make a ton of money. I've been in business all my life and I see it constantly. I'll also say, they deserve it. Sorry. They deserve to make more than a guy driving a bus. They work 20 hours a day and are accountable to millions of people. They make a ton of money and pay a ton of taxes. There is a huge cost with that sort of pay. It's not like they're working 9-5 with 2 hours for lunch and making that kind of money.
I teach my kids all the time that someone, somewhere, will always have more than you will. It's not a crime. Don't feel entitled. Earn what you get.
Clinton has no appreciation for business. She's never worked in a corporation. Never been accountable for employing people or reporting to shareholders. And corporations are already NOT getting a tax deduction for Executive Pay, so she can't go after them.
Sometimes life is unfair. It's not up to government to play Peter Pan. Education is the silver bullet. Lift these people up so that they don't HAVE to drive a bus. (or worse)
Attacking CEO's will accomplish nothing. It's mind boggling to me to think that there are "smart" people in D.C. who believe it will.
Big talk for someone getting $300,000 for a speech!
“Big talk for someone getting $300,000 for a speech!”
Yes, her hourly pay dwarfs anything a CEO brings in.
How much does she pocket for her role (ex-ole) as a principal in the Clinton Foundation?
LOL. Every deranged liberal knows that Hillary! is in the hip pocket of any crony-capitalist CEO who will make a big donation to her campaign or foundation and that these “attacks” are just BS until the election is over. That’s the one cold comfort I’d have if this witch ever became president. The Left would be so disappointed that they’d go insane.
June 2004...Sen. Clinton said, “Many of you are well enough off that ... the tax cuts may have helped you. We’re saying that for America to get back on track, we’re probably going to cut that short and not give it to you. We’re going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good.”
She can just feel that pen in her hand signing the EO limiting CEO comp to 1.5X the hourly worker comp.
A rich person talking to poor people about the evils of rich people. Classic.
I find it amusing that they attack CEO’s but let the athletes slide. Just what is the average tenure of a CEO? I compare the two.
No word about Urban Meyer, (OSU Football Coach) signing a contract worth $6.5M/yr. Someone should challenge them on their ‘inequality’ statements.
....while launching a $2.B Presidential campaign funded entirely by rich people.
Attacking CEO’s will accomplish nothing.
Agreed.
I can’t think of ANY one who doesn’t work for someone richer than they are.
Laughable.
...funded by rich (foreign) people.
Who could possibly be surprised by this?
Caren Bohan, Emily Flitter and Amanda Becker
So 3 dizzy leftist/Democrat broads shilling for the big H over at Roto-Reuters, I imagine with communications degrees and indoctrinated to the point where she appears as conservative as Maggie Thatcher by comparison.
But even taking that into account, how could a non-hysterical person with a passing familiarity with the Socratic method ever be surprised at that statement from an old-school red who wants "to take those profits... for the common good?"
The answer of course, is the usual corruption.
So-called “income inequality” in neither in the Constitution nor in the Bible- “income inequality is actually unchristian and un-American. viz-
“I have the right to do what I want with my own money. Or are you envious because I am generous?’”Matt. 20:15
“income equality” is actually the basis of communism and hills knows it too-she`s a rici rich commie
This coming from a person who refuses to give a 1-hour speech for less than $250,000.
What is worse, CEOs who keep a company afloat to keep jobs going, create jobs in the private industry, or a woman who becomes a multi-multi millionaire through the taxpayer? There is gall then there is Hitlery Clinton. What was that story a few months ago? Her demand that 65 secret service agents fly up to Cananda with her so she could give a speech for $300,000. You think any of that $300,000 went to pay for all those SS agents? Yeah right
“American families were still facing financial hardship at a time “when the average CEO makes about 300 times what the average worker makes.”
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot help little men by tearing down big men.
You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.
You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_J._H._Boetcker
That always blows my mind. Even if I was a hardcore leftist, WHY in the name of God would I EVER pay any politician that amount of money for a freakin’ speech of which I know is going to be complete garbage? It just goes to show that anything can be sold if it is promoted enough, it really does. If dog doo was promoted enough people would buy it. I’m going to a dinner in a few weeks for a friend that is fighting brain cancer and is getting destroyed with bills. Instead of these people giving corrupt punks like Hillary almost half a million bucks to jabber her BS for an hour, how about they donate that money instead to people who really need it? There are tons of families out there right now with kids fighting cancer who are hurting financially while pigs like this Hillary are raking in millions by abusing her TAXPAYER paid positions.
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