From: Tony Williams 

I thought that term might catch your eye. The problem is that the rewards
become disproportionately large, leading to huge amounts of wealth locked
up in the bank accounts of a tiny number of people.

Success should be rewarded of course, but the scale of the rewards has
gotten out of control. In the present system once you've got a lot of
wealth it becomes easier to get more where it should really be the other
way around. A progressive tax system is a good way to achieve this.

I rather like the idea of limiting compensation of the highest paid staff
to some multiple of the lowest paid.

--
Tony

Gary Britt wrote:
> People who make more do PAY more taxes.  The rate of taxation does NOT have
> to increase in order to make that happen.  Wealth redistribution is a
> communist idea from 1800's and Marxism.  It is nothing but a method designed
> to steal from those who earn it so those who didn't earn it can buy power
> with it from those too lazy, stupid, or lacking in other basic skills to
> succeed can be rewarded for their lack of industry or care for their own
> families.
>
> Wealth redistribution is the PUNISHMENT of success and idea that is so
> obviously stupid that just stating that which it is should be enough to
> convince any sentient being that the idea is stupid.
>
> If you want less of something you punish it.  If you want more of something
> you reward it.  You want more people to be successful then REWARD success.
> You want more people to be broke, lazy, and shiftless then REWARD that
> behavior with wealth re-distribution.
>
> Insane.
>
> Gary
>
> "Tony Williams"  wrote in message
> news:43b98bae$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>
>>How about we all chip in a little? Those of us with more money can pay
>>higher taxes to redistribute the wealth to where it's needed most. Or
>>maybe we could do something about the difference in pay rates between
>>upper management and the rest of the workforce? I find it hard to
>>believe that any CEO is worth more than the rest of the workforce put
>>together.
>>
>>--
>>Tony
>>
>>Ellen K. wrote:
>>
>>>Hey, wanna pay mine?  I'm horrified at the amount.
>>>
>>>On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 12:35:34 -0800, Tony Williams 
>>>wrote in message :
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>more
>>>>welfare spending is needed and if that means higher taxes then fine,
>>>>I'll be happy to pay.
>>>
>>>
>
>

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