[WisNorCan]

I find these articles lacking any nuance.

“CEOs pandemic greed grab has sparked outrage among Americans across the political spectrum”

Guess what the wage gap is between a software engineer in the US and the average worker in Cambodia? About 100x. The average salary in Cambodia is about $2000 per year.

Is that wrong? Are engineers too greedy? No. Supply & demand for specific skills drive the rates in each market.

* https://ips-cambodia.com/cambodia-average-salaries-2022/

[gepardi]

I think many engineers would gladly say that Cambodians deserve to, and should be paid a lot more.

Your argument is also a comparison between two different economies.

The comparison here is between two groups of people living in the same country, even working for the same company. I did the math at a previous job - the CEO would make in 20 minutes what I made in a year. Would that CEO say they I should get paid more?

Also, many CEOs in the US might make what they do precisely because the laborers in Southeast Asia make such low wages.

[WisNorCan]

If you feel like your salary is too high compared to Cambodian workers, why don’t you do something about it? For example, donate 50% of it to a charity in Cambodia helping poor people?

[diob]

https://thenib.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/mister-gotcha-...

[bobkazamakis]

>If you feel like your salary is too high compared to Cambodian workers, why don’t you do something about it?

I can't because the systemic change required to implement a solution is lobbied against by the people who already have the wealth in a world where money is free speech.

[anm89]

No no no. You see, what you have to do is call other people greedy, and tell them to do something, that way you don't have to do anything yourself.