Friday 7 March 2008

Should there be a maximum limit that businesses can pay their CEO's?

In the United States at present, the top fifth of the population receives in excess of 50% of the nation's annual income. In contrast the bottom fifth takes home somewhere around 3.5%. Is it just me or is this disparity edging somewhere near to that of a Third World Country? To add to this, the income levels for the top percent are continuing to rise and still declining for the bottom percent. Surely this is quite a serious problem for the United States?

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