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Ben Shudov-Gonne's avatar

First of all, thanks for drawing attention to the Chuck Mangione question, it's odd to me that MSM had not addressed it more.

Secondly, I want to offer a defense of this type of political murder that you don't consider in this (excellent) piece.

I could spray paint the walls with the proof: Make CEOs Afraid Again.

As it stands, corporations are people that cannot be imprisoned. This immunity to prosecution is extended to the C suite. The gap between CEO pay and worker pay has been unjust for decades, and the power elite has no motivation to divest itself of its unearned wealth.

If taking on the mantle of CEO necessarily involved putting a bounty on your head, this would have a levelling effect. CEO pay would go down. Inequality would decrease. And lives would not be lost. Like the nuclear arms situation, what we are looking for is a deterrent effect. Hey, CEO - the price of greed could be your head. Then it becomes a job for management science nerds instead of Type A d-bags, and more money is available to circulate, instead of sitting idle in bank accounts.

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Ryan's avatar

Stoked to finally be able to see you live. Looking forward to the Jan 25th show..

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