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by nojvek 2436 days ago
I’m pretty sure a lot of the “hard work” is figuring out how to pay the ever inflating golden parachutes for the executives. Pharmaceuticals are churning out bigger and bigger profits.

A lot of our health problems are solvable. We just don’t want to because there’s more money to be made when people’s lives are on the line.

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When you are poor and have trouble paying for the ever increasing whatever, it is easy to point out the lavish lifestyle of top executives. But while it's true that you are paying for the CEO's yacht, it represents only a small part of the bill. For the most parts, you are paying for the wages of people just like you. Top executives pay is in the millions, but the company revenue is in the billions.

Even though I don't share this point of view, I understand that the idea of making the CEO miserable can be compelling. However, it wont affect the bill that much.

Generally, limiting the abuse by top management has to be part of the plan, but it can't be the whole plan. It is not even a good starting point.