Fact is, that’s EXACTLY what I said in that I focused on: “The vultures you describe get all the headlines but are the exception rather than the rule.” But here you are taking it personal, as if you had been counted in this vile category. Yes, it is those types who have the loudest voice but no different that so-call liberals when you (or others) blame all DEMS for the antics of a few and in turn they view all PUBS as rich usurpers. Read as a third party, not as it revolves exclusively around you and you just might understand what I was trying to say because it is true and they give the honest employer a bad name because of their underhanded ambitions.. I’ve worked for both types and although they are similar when letting their employees go, their worlds apart in taking away their accumulated pensions and investments.. So don’t take it as an all out war that every employer is blood suckers, only those who would destroy the lives of others in order to gain a profit in their bankruptcy. And as far as being the exception rather than the rule.. that may be so but unlike you (and those who are honest) they wouldn’t screw their employees but not so these vermin, and there’s many more that you let on.. just visit wall street and the check out the b’ness men/turned investor if you don’t believe.. hell, they’d give up their g’ma if it meant a profit. So, I don’t care what you call me nor do I care that you view the opinion personal but if you read it correctly you’d have no choice but believe it’s true with these users.

You have a very warped view of what it takes to get ahead in business. The vast majority of people in business are decent people. The vultures you describe get all the headlines but are the exception rather than the rule. In spite of what you see in the news, they usually fail in the long run. I do think that there has been a decline in business ethics, and business schools are now placing more emphasis on this.

In general, wages are based on demand for a skill. If a job can be done by anyone with a pulse, the wages will be low. If you have a skill that is in high demand, you can demand a high wage because companies have to compete for your labor. No one wants to pay more than they have to for anything that they purchase, including someone’s labor. In slow economic times, the demand for labor in general goes down, so wages go down unless you have a “recession-proof” skill which is always in demand.

US companies are sitting on billions of dollars in capital reserves while demand stagnates because of widespread unemployment. If companies would invest these dollars in their business, they would create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, and by doing so would restore demand for the goods and services they provide because there would be workers with income to purchase them. There needs to be a return to the ideas of Henry Ford, who understood that paying his workers enough to be able to afford his product (a living wage) was a smart business decision that ensured long-term growth for his company and his profits.

If the possible reward is not great enough, why would someone risk their money to start a business and create new jobs instead of just working for someone else? I have no problem with a progressive income tax, but if you destroy the incentive to invest, people will not put their money at risk, and no jobs will be created.