OuterWorldVoice said:
It's apparent you don't know too may single mothers holding down two jobs then. And you should measure the scale of their efforts, versus the compensation.
And let's look at compensation versus profit, since you're in the US auto industry.
Two of my sisters are. and coming from a poor background and mostly poor family, i know plenty about it. But Ive seen both sides, and im telling you all sides work just as hard in a majority of circumstances. its not easy like you think, in fact try starting a company and then come back and talk to me. Maybe big business arnt as good as an example, but at a smaller company like i work for, its unbelievable how much work the higher levels of the company put it. They hold nearly all of the responsibility and also the most risk. And nearly any CEO will tell you that if you plan on working for less than 60 hours a week and on weekends that it wont work out for you.
Talking about compensation versus effort is probably never going to be an area where we agree. IMO our compensation directly stems from the amount we contribute. Sure there are examples of overpaid/ underpaid people, but in the overall sense i wholeheartedly believe that.
government never will be the answer to my problems. I dont need them telling me where to send my future child to school, how to save for my retirement, where to buy my health care, and forcing me to pay for all these things. I believe in personal responsibility for our lives, not government direction. And any able minded person should realize that a tax on business is going to be directly transferred to the customers in terms of the products pricing. Of course business needs oversight to keep them in check, but they aren't the evil enemies who take advantage of working America. Business pays nearly all of the tax burden in this country, and provides nearly all the jobs. And its the only way government can sustain itself. So when i hear all this talk painting business as the bad guy and government as the answer it amazes me. I want less government, less spending, and fair oversight. unfortunately both parties are getting father away from this. but i do believe that the Democrat party is more of a tax and spend party then the Republican party is.