Re:Patagonia founder gives away the company
by banannaise on Thursday September 15, 2022 @10:22AM
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> Do basketball players deserve to make 10x the salary of CEOs? (Average, from top Google result).
The short answer: no, they don't, basketball has its own wealth distribution problem, but that's a problem within basketball rather than for society at large. (Non-superstar players are severely undercompensated, particularly when it comes to development leagues, college, and even high school.)
The shorter answer: we're not talking about CEOs, we're talking about owners and shareholders, so why even bring up CEOs?
Re:Patagonia founder gives away the company
by int_19h on Thursday September 15, 2022 @12:54AM
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There is a power imbalance between employers and employees, which is particularly severe in case of large corporations. Slavery is not the only way to economically exploit people, just the most direct one.
Do basketball players deserve to make 10x the salary of CEOs? (Average, from top Google result).
A market where by individuals have the freedom to allocate their dollars towards things they need and/or want (among plenty of options) has determined so.
No one gets rich in a vacuum. Slave labor is illegal. Hundreds of thousands of people are paid along the way - inside Amazon, outside, the government.