I was shocked to hear Joe Biden say the words "gay and lesbian" on national television. While I am not in mind to agree the glass ceiling in politics has been broken or cracked, things are definitely changing. Our country is engaging in a national debate about what we value in our communities. Of course, what's taking center stage is the economy and the current corporate welfare program we are choosing to fund. Why is it that hungry children and single moms are considered irresponsible if they need government assistance but hungry banks clearly need to be fed, for the betterment of our country, when they start to fail? I'm not a fan of capitalism's encouragement of greedy behavior. And listening to executives defend themselves "no, I didn't get paid $500 million dollars over the last three years, I only got $310 million" is mind boggling to me. Who actually NEEDS $300 million to survive? At that point, it was just a way of keeping score. So why didn't they keep score by using a notepad?
And the truth is, greed doesn't pay over the long term. Look at Costco, a company that shows strong, consistent profits. The CEO of Costco makes only double what a store manager makes, about 1/10 the salary of most CEOs of larger companies. Most Costco employees receive health insurance and make enough money to live comfortably. And they continue to outsell companies like Walmart that over compensate their Execs and underpay their employees.
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