Mastodawn

Some might feel that CEOs deserve punishment, not huge rewards for what they do.

Reduce their benefits to what their workers receive. That means, roughly, a decrease in pay from £5.9m to (a generous) £59k per annum.

#FatCats #Inequality #CeoPay

https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2026/04/23/ceo-pay-will-increase-by-200-percent/

Shareholders mulling 200% rise in average CEO pay

Shareholders at the UK's largest companies are mulling bonuses for CEOs that would amount to three times their salary

Canary

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Claire McNab Mar 25

@ChrisMayLA6 Will nobody think of the profiteers?

Private medical companies invested heavily in #WesStreeting when he was in opposition, to ensure that the #LINO government would lead to no diversion of the gravy train flowing their way.

Replacing #Streeting risks his replacement by someone slightly less committed to using the huge NHS budget to fatten #fatcats. It's a potential slippery slope to an #NHS run for patients, not profits. Totally irresponsible!

#sarcasm

irne jawe Mar 19

Scamper celebrates the return of the sun #catsofmastodon #catstodon #fatcats #bigGirl

Jack 👾Mar 18

I kinda feel like #fatcats are always trying to submarine the postal system.

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-oversight/2026/03/usps-cutting-delivery-days-on-the-table-as-agency-runs-out-of-cash-postmaster-general-tells-lawmakers/

USPS cutting delivery days ‘on the table,’ as agency runs out of cash, postmaster general tells lawmakers

Several House Republicans who played a critical role in passing reform legislation in 2022 said they were skeptical of providing further assistance to USPS.

Federal News Network

PatternChaser Jan 7

https://www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2026/01/06/the-average-ftse-100-ceo-will-have-already-earned-more-than-the-uk-average-salary/

#FatCats #SuperRich #TaxTheRich!
#AristocratsDeserveGuillotines!

The average FTSE 100 CEO will have already 'earned' more than the UK average salary

FTSE 100 bosses' earnings for 2026 will surpass the median UK worker’s full time annual salary just before midday on Tuesday 6 January

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Andii Jan 7

"This year, the average FTSE100 CEO took less than three days to earn what the typical UK worker will in all of 2026. In the case of Melrose, where the CEO earned 1509 times the median UK salary, it will take him just under 3 hours to do so. These disparities come in a context of long-term wage stagnation, falling living standards and a significant decline in worker trust in their employers. ... proposing a new ‘Fat Cat Tax’, whereby firms would pay a corporation tax surcharge on their yearly profits if single-figure remuneration for an executive director exceeds a specified multiple of the median UK worker’s salary. This would be a progressive system, starting with a small tax on those pay packages that exceed 10:1, before increasing in size at thresholds of 50:1, 100:1, 200:1 and 500:1. "
Petition:
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fat-cat-tax-make-companies-pay-for-extreme-inequalities?
#equality #highPay #FatCats #poverty #UKpolitics

‘Fat Cat Tax’: Make companies pay for extreme inequalities

FTSE 100 bosses have already earned a year’s pay in just 3 days 😳 It’s time to tackle extreme pay gaps. Sign the petition now and support a new tax to tackle extreme pay.

38 Degrees

&2i Jan 7

"This year, the average FTSE100 CEO took less than three days to earn what the typical UK worker will in all of 2026. In the case of Melrose, where the CEO earned 1509 times the median UK salary, it will take him just under 3 hours to do so. These disparities come in a context of long-term wage stagnation, falling living standards and a significant decline in worker trust in their employers. ... proposing a new ‘Fat Cat Tax’, whereby firms would pay a corporation tax surcharge on their yearly profits if single-figure remuneration for an executive director exceeds a specified multiple of the median UK worker’s salary. This would be a progressive system, starting with a small tax on those pay packages that exceed 10:1, before increasing in size at thresholds of 50:1, 100:1, 200:1 and 500:1. "
Petition:
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fat-cat-tax-make-companies-pay-for-extreme-inequalities?
#equality #highPay #FatCats #poverty #UKpolitics

‘Fat Cat Tax’: Make companies pay for extreme inequalities

FTSE 100 bosses have already earned a year’s pay in just 3 days 😳 It’s time to tackle extreme pay gaps. Sign the petition now and support a new tax to tackle extreme pay.

38 Degrees