Did ya ever notice that these 'studies' never, ever compare the actual dollar figures consumed by the different demographics and relate that back to what was paid in taxes?
I suppose that is one of those 'rights' thingies.
Top CEOs leave 99% in the dust
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Did ya ever notice that these 'studies' never, ever compare the actual dollar figures consumed by the different demographics and relate that back to what was paid in taxes?
I suppose that is one of those 'rights' thingies.
I kind of like a system where the guy who busts his ass the hardest while using his head, is the highest paid. :lol:
Well I guess salary should peak at around $75,000.......................Eureka! :smile:
You forgot to mention the dinosaurs. The ones who think their outdated degree is still worth the sheepskin it's printed on.
After Bre-X when I started in exploration there was zero invesment money and operating budgets even leaner. I've even worked in exchange for venture penny stocks. I could have stayed at home whining and found other work but didn't give up. When I finally did make real money I did something bold that made me extremely marketable. I went digital and set out on my own retraining the dinosaurs who were once Srs I'd already worked for.
Of course, satisfaction is a subjective term so I will concede that.. but at a sample size of 450,000 people, it's a very convincing figure..
However, emotional well being leveled off at $75,000/year. In other
words, the quality of the respondents’ everyday emotional experiences
did not improve beyond an income of approximately $75,000 a year;
above a certain income level, people’s emotional wellbeing is constrained
by other factors, such as temperament and life circumstances.
For both life evaluation and emotional wellbeing -- as income decreased
from $75,000, people reported decreasing happiness and increasing
sadness and stress. The pain of life’s misfortunes, including disease,
divorce, and being alone, is exacerbated by poverty. In other words,
being divorced, being sick, and other painful experiences have worse
effects on a poor person than on a rich.
http://wws.princeton.edu/news/Income_Happiness/Happiness_Money_Summary.pdf
Absolutely.................much easier to be miserable in comfort!
Take a gander at these apples
Top Canadian CEOs make average worker’s salary in three hours of first working day of year | Executive | Financial Post
50 times was a gross underestimation, should have been about 666 times! I'm going back to bed! 8O
The actual figure is 189 and that was in 2010.
Oh, OK, I just did what I THOUGHT was a rough estimate by dividing 250 by 3/8!
No worries. *puts on some devil music*
Only one woman among 100 highest paid CEOs in Canada
There’s only one woman among the highest paid 100 chief executive officers at publicly traded companies in Canada, a report shows.
Nancy Southern, who heads a Calgary-based energy and utilities firm, ranked 85th on the list published Tuesday by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
Southern’s compensation was nearly $4.8 million in 2010, the report says, taking into account her base salary, bonus, shares, options, pension and other benefits.
That’s just over half the average top CEO pay of $8.4 million a year, according to the report by the Ottawa-based non-profit research organization.
Southern is deputy chairman, president and chief executive officer of Atco Ltd., a company founded as Alberta Trailer Hire in 1947 by her grandfather, S. D. Southern and her father, Ron Southern. She also heads Canadian Utilities Ltd.
Together, the firms employ 8,000 people and have assets of $12 billion.
The Centre for Policy Alternatives looked only at publicly traded companies, which are required to publish the top officers’ compensation. It did not include privately-held firms or crown corporations.
The report, which is focused primarily on executive pay, is not the first to note the dearth of women in Canada’s executive suites.
Last March, Catalyst Canada reported that women held just 6.2 per cent of top earning positions at the Financial Post 500, an annual list of the largest and most influential 500 companies in the country.
Catalyst, a non-profit advocacy organization, looked at the compensation packages of all five senior officers at each firm.
Publicly traded firms had the worst track record of promoting women to the highest ranks, compared to privately held firms, crown corporations and co-operatives, Catalyst found.
Only one woman among 100 highest paid CEOs in Canada - thestar.com
Officially............on paper. There are probably umpteen madams making more.....................until Rev. Canada finds out! :lol:
Interesting little disclaimer there, ain't it?
It appears that someone with an agenda decided to give the story an overblown and egregious title.
It also states it right under the title if you want to bold it there as well.
About the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is an independent, non-partisan research institute concerned with issues of social, economic and environmental justice. Founded in 1980, the CCPA is one of Canada’s leading progressive voices in public policy debates.
We have a National Office in Ottawa, and provincial offices in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Nova Scotia.
Original, hard-hitting research
We work with top-notch researchers to shed light on the key issues facing Canada. Whether it’s the push to privatize our health care system, the growing gap between the rich and the rest of us, or gas companies gouging us at the pump, we set the record straight.
Balanced debate
CCPA research doesn’t just sit on a shelf gathering dust. Every month, we are featured in hundreds of media stories. The CCPA is a strong and credible voice in news about issues like how to deal with surgical waitlists in health care, how we should use provincial and federal budget surpluses, the high number of Canadian military casualties in Afghanistan… and many others.
Myth-busting
The CCPA debunks myths—like the myth that an aging population will cripple public health care, or that meeting our climate change obligations is a job-killer. Our monthly magazine, The Monitor, is packed with facts and analysis that will help you untangle the spin.
Solutions
We don’t just analyze problems. We work on solutions—solutions that show Canadians’ best values are not only possible, they’re practical. These ideas are anchored by some basic principles: human dignity and freedom, fairness, equality, environmental sustainability, and the public good. They show that we can afford to build a more just and sustainable Canada—and that our economy will be stronger for it.
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I wonder how much that Judy chick pays herself as CEO of this NPO?
They rank right up there with the Coucil of Canadians.
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is an independent, non-partisan research institute concerned with issues of social, economic and environmental justice. Founded in 1980, the CCPA is one of Canada’s leading progressive voices in public policy debates.
We have a National Office in Ottawa, and provincial offices in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Nova Scotia.
Original, hard-hitting research
We work with top-notch researchers to shed light on the key issues facing Canada. Whether it’s the push to privatize our health care system, the growing gap between the rich and the rest of us, or gas companies gouging us at the pump, we set the record straight.
Balanced debate
CCPA research doesn’t just sit on a shelf gathering dust. Every month, we are featured in hundreds of media stories. The CCPA is a strong and credible voice in news about issues like how to deal with surgical waitlists in health care, how we should use provincial and federal budget surpluses, the high number of Canadian military casualties in Afghanistan… and many others.
Myth-busting
The CCPA debunks myths—like the myth that an aging population will cripple public health care, or that meeting our climate change obligations is a job-killer. Our monthly magazine, The Monitor, is packed with facts and analysis that will help you untangle the spin.
Solutions
We don’t just analyze problems. We work on solutions—solutions that show Canadians’ best values are not only possible, they’re practical. These ideas are anchored by some basic principles: human dignity and freedom, fairness, equality, environmental sustainability, and the public good. They show that we can afford to build a more just and sustainable Canada—and that our economy will be stronger for it.
Member-funded
The CCPA is a registered non-profit charity. We depend on the support of our more than 12,000 members across Canada. Join or donate today.
I wonder how much that Judy chick pays herself as CEO of this NPO?
They rank right up there with the Coucil of Canadians.
Now that we have established their credibility, what do you guys think about only one woman being in the top 100?
It's a bit shameful, isn't it?
It's a bit shameful, isn't it?
Hear Here MentalFloss ...Yet another great thread..The Cycle of Poor to Bust Poverty must be addressed and changed now!..Too Few, have had it Too Good, for far Too long...Time to share the wealth ...Time to call in RobinHood..
Peace..
Peace..
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