Tag: CEO pay
CEO pay soars 1,085% since 1978, workers’ pay stagnates
This widening gap reflects a troubling trend in the U.S. economy, where wealth continues to concentrate at the top, leaving ordinary workers behind.
Sanders’ bill targets sky-high CEO pay: A push for economic equity
The legislation, titled the Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act, targets corporations with stark discrepancies in compensation between CEOs and their workers.
Have our corporate chiefs become expendable?
Analysts across the political spectrum are challenging more than oversized CEO paychecks
Low-wage employers spent billions inflating CEO pay through stock buybacks
President Biden has the power to crack down on executive excess by imposing new CEO pay and buyback restrictions on federal contractors.
Ballot measure added in San Francisco to increase taxes on corporations...
“We believe that big corporations that can afford to pay their executives million-dollar salaries every year can afford to pay their fair share in taxes to help us recover.”
The 5-Step CEO pay scam
Average CEO pay at big corporations topped 14.5 million dollars in 2018. That’s after an increase of 5.2 million dollars per CEO over...
CEO pay is up nearly 1000% over the last four decades
"The economy would suffer no harm if CEOs were paid less (or taxed more)."
Will San Francisco be the second city to tax extreme CEO-worker...
In November 2019, SF voters will decide the fate of a proposed tax on corporations that pay their top exec more than 100 times worker pay.
One year later: GOP tax scam results in $9 billion in...
"These shameful actions—and the Republican tax law that permitted them—indicate just how rigged the system is against working people and the middle class."
Why do corporate boards so overpay US CEOs?
Corporate boards simply play by market rules. If they don’t, they risk losing their executive talent.
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Supreme Court rejects lawsuit aimed to block climate change suits against fossil fuel
The Republican effort fell short in stopping Democratic-led states from using their own state courts to sue the fossil fuel industry.
Trump labels Tesla dealership attacks as domestic terrorism amid Musk controversy
Trump escalates his support for Elon Musk by declaring attacks on Tesla dealerships as domestic terrorism, raising concerns over government overreach and the criminalization of political dissent.
Watching as America begins its descent into a fascist state
Let’s talk about Trump to see if he fits the description of a dictator in a fascist government.
Federal judge blocks Trump administration’s effort to deport Mahmoud Khalil amid nationwide protests
A federal judge has temporarily halted the Trump administration’s attempt to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and Columbia graduate, as mass protests erupt against the crackdown on student dissent.
Sanders pushes for Medicare expansion as GOP leader signals willingness to discuss
Sanders’ push to expand Medicare to cover dental, vision, and hearing benefits was blocked by Senate Republicans, but Finance Committee Chair Mike Crapo signaled a willingness to discuss potential solutions.