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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
If ("if") government policies are being used to make the rich richer (e.g., extending copyright) rather than improving the lot of the middle class (e.g., education), that's something that's relevant to me. I'm not sure why looking at these things in the aggregate is dishonest. CEO pay (e.g.) doesn't magically happen. If CEOs are taking in increased share of the pie, it's because the various restraints on their conduct have been weakened.
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No no no. It's because of those restraints that they get away with what they do. By example, the tax code protects the rich in endless ways.
Nobdoy's ever tried to let the market decide because CEOs don't want that. They'd rather lobby the govt to do their bidding.
There is no magic regulatory fix. A person who wants to will always get around the rules. In this case, he'll also pay to ensure loopholes allow it.
