Comments on: Census Data: Most Americans Suffering Under Bush Economy http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2008/08/26/census-bush-economy/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:42:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: stateofthedivision http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2008/08/26/census-bush-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-2078 stateofthedivision Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:59:56 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/wonkroom/2008/08/26/census-bush-economy/#comment-2078 Now which American leadership guru taught the importance of reducing variation? Hint: the Japanese have a quality prize named after him... Yes, this applies to income. The average CEO compensation is 300 times the workers. Private equity and hedge fund managers gross 19,000 times that amount. Guess who gets preferred tax rates? The PEU boys... <em>"“If I had to reduce my message for management to just a few words, I’d say it all had to do with reducing variation.”-Dr. W. Edwards Deming</em> Now which American leadership guru taught the importance of reducing variation? Hint: the Japanese have a quality prize named after him…

Yes, this applies to income. The average CEO compensation is 300 times the workers. Private equity and hedge fund managers gross 19,000 times that amount. Guess who gets preferred tax rates? The PEU boys…

““If I had to reduce my message for management to just a few words, I’d say it all had to do with reducing variation.”-Dr. W. Edwards Deming

]]> By: desertflower1 http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2008/08/26/census-bush-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-2064 desertflower1 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:56:34 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/wonkroom/2008/08/26/census-bush-economy/#comment-2064 Imagine that! Are you surprised? McCain and all HIS friends are doing fine, so things must be "fundamentally sound"..this from the man that admitted he knows practically NOTHING about economics.Women...if you're reading this, McCain said we don't need equal pay for equal work...we just need more on the job training!That's an insult if I ever heard one...next thing you know he'll say we would all be better off barefoot and in the kitchen..(The one WE have, because he's a POW, and never had a kitchen)Now he's got at least 7 kitchens, but doesn't know what house he's in...OH, the STRESS.. Imagine that! Are you surprised? McCain and all HIS friends are doing fine, so things must be “fundamentally sound”..this from the man that admitted he knows practically NOTHING about economics.Women…if you’re reading this, McCain said we don’t need equal pay for equal work…we just need more on the job training!That’s an insult if I ever heard one…next thing you know he’ll say we would all be better off barefoot and in the kitchen..(The one WE have, because he’s a POW, and never had a kitchen)Now he’s got at least 7 kitchens, but doesn’t know what house he’s in…OH, the STRESS..

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