It's a quiz. Everyone guess the significance of the year 3697. What will happen that year? I'll give you a hint: it's 1692 years from now. I'll give you another hint: go check out Pinko Feminist Hellcat's post on Wal-mart.
I can hear you all now: But Travis, we'll be dead by then. Our children's children will be dead. The world will probably have blown up. If any humans have survived they'll all be living in the offworld colonies somewhere.
Okay, okay, I'll tell you. That's the year the total combined pay (from 2005 until 3697) of the average Wal-mart worker will add up to one year's compensation for H. Lee Scott, Wal-mart's CEO--which is to say, Scott makes 1692 times what that worker makes.
To put it another way, Scott will make $13,925 dollars during your lunch hour. That's $232 a minute.
Anyway, go read the post at Hellcat for more information. And check out Multinational Monitor's Top Ten Worst Corporations of 2004.
I cannot say enough good things about the AFL-CIO's Executive PayWatch Database. If you're feeling like you're low in righteous indignation, poke around for a little while. It will get your blood flowing.
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