I'm telling you Microsoft pays well or they would work somewhere else.

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I'm telling you Microsoft pays well or they would work somewhere else.

Scott Evil — 12/1/2005 5:52:17 PM (archived)

The problem with the Communism you would like to see is that it assumes (incorrectly) that workers are poor idiots with no choice.

Ironicly, Communism turns them into poor idiots without a choice.

Why would you even suggest such an obviously flawed economic system?

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"It's no secret that corporate bigwigs have paid themselves handsomely while stiffing their workers and sending jobs overseas. " - Lindy - 11/27/2005 9:12:42 PM
- Politicians use corporate CEO salaries as an excuse to vote themselves a raise - SDF - 11/29/2005 3:00:03 PM
  - Why stop there? - Tom Brosz - 11/29/2005 7:57:35 PM
  - 1.5 would be just a little harsh. - Scott Evil - 11/29/2005 5:21:15 PM
    - There would still be a pay scale, increasing with education, experience and responsibility - SDF - 11/30/2005 11:57:42 AM
      - re: I believe Bill gates earns only $1 Million per year. - Scott Evil - 11/30/2005 2:33:55 PM
        
        $1 Million per year is 25-times the GDP per capita of the USA - SDF - 11/30/2005 4:56:33 PM
        
        Never gonna happen. Thank God. - Scott Evil - 11/30/2005 6:52:05 PM
        
        But that's just it though, they DIDN'T go off and start their own company - SDF - 12/1/2005 12:41:45 AM
        
        I'm telling you Microsoft pays well or they would work somewhere else. - Scott Evil - 12/1/2005 5:52:17 PM
        
        Your definition of communism is incorrect. - SDF - 12/2/2005 12:17:04 PM
        
        re: Your definition of communism is incorrect. - Tom Brosz - 12/2/2005 5:05:52 PM
        
        So you think that a "maximum wage" would give gov't almost complete control over how a private business is run? - SDF - 12/3/2005 2:13:11 PM
        
        A government that's big enough to give you everything you want... - Larry J - 12/3/2005 9:54:26 PM
  - Good idea - Lindy - 11/29/2005 4:48:07 PM
  - If they want a pay increase, they have to increase everyone else's at the same time, vice versa with pay cuts - SDF - 11/29/2005 3:02:55 PM
- "stiffing their workers" - Tom Brosz - 11/28/2005 3:00:04 AM
- On this topic, I agree with Lindy 100% - David F Mayer - 11/27/2005 11:55:36 PM
- "Does it gall you too?" - McFly - 11/27/2005 10:43:35 PM
  - Bull market? - Lindy - 11/28/2005 2:51:30 AM
    - re: America is heading for an economic crash--NO WAY JOSA! - Scott Evil - Captain, HZS Evildoer - 11/28/2005 5:39:43 PM
      - re: America is heading for an economic crash--NO WAY JOSA! - SteveS - 11/29/2005 2:04:36 PM
        
        Congrats on the big win in Vegas! - Scott Evil - 11/29/2005 2:25:09 PM
        
        re: Congrats on the big win in Vegas! - SteveS - 11/29/2005 8:12:59 PM
        
        Vegas in November - Scott Evil - 11/30/2005 2:49:07 PM
        
        Mr. Evil a naturalist?? - Lindy - 11/29/2005 5:31:17 PM
        
        re: I've learned to bite my tongue... - Scott Evil - Captain, HZS Evildoer - 11/30/2005 2:38:45 PM
        
        P.S. - Scott Evil - 11/30/2005 2:52:51 PM
        
        re: Reminds me of... - SteveS - 11/29/2005 8:14:16 PM
  - You are SO naive. - David F Mayer - 11/27/2005 11:58:13 PM
    - re: You are SO naive. - Scott Evil (SEN News) - 11/28/2005 5:59:38 PM
      - The Board of Directors is a joke. - David F Mayer - 11/29/2005 9:27:12 PM
        
        re: The Board of Directors is a joke. - Scott Evil - Captain, HZS Evildoer - 11/30/2005 2:46:10 PM
    - Well, since you don't live in the Vatican and wear a funny hat... - McFly - 11/28/2005 2:39:39 AM
      - Thanks. (n/t) - DFM - 11/28/2005 5:33:41 PM
  - The Solution Is Obvious - Mark Eby - 11/27/2005 11:27:02 PM

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