Joyce PlacitoApr 13, 2024
Robert Reich

What do these corporations have in common?

Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel

In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.

This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.

Apr 13, 2024 at 5:06pmWeb
Show threadDavid Scott MoyerApr 13, 2024
@rbreich I am less concerned with how much corporations pay in taxes than I am with how much their executives pay.
Show threadCurioso 🍉 🇺🇦 (jgg)Apr 13, 2024

@rbreich

Another interesting stat would be the corporations that have paid their CEOs more than all the rest of their workforce combined.

Show threadGFIdkApr 13, 2024

@rbreich

I bet most also pay their lobbyists handsomely too

Show threadxs4me2Apr 13, 2024

@rbreich

It needs to change…

Show threadGrumbleApr 13, 2024
@rbreich #EatTheRich until they *want* to pay their taxes.
Show threadSteveJB has movedApr 13, 2024
@rbreich Yay me! I don't give any ot them my $$😎
Show threadSarcasticIndianApr 14, 2024

Hello Mr. Robert,

I would like to inquire about your perspective on the relative importance of tax collection and tax utilization in a free and democratic society. In your opinion, which aspect is more crucial: an administration that efficiently collects taxes or one that effectively utilizes them?

I appreciate your insights on this matter.

Show threadAnneApr 14, 2024
@rbreich And you can bet those execs don't pay what they should be either.
#TaxTheRich
Show threadTane Piper ⁂Apr 19, 2024
@rbreich @bloor Having spent a couple of years now working for a company that doesn't have shareholders - it's made it very difficult for me to ever want to work for a company with them, especially American ones. Last company I worked for was US - CEO had an accident, retired and was replaced by someone who literally hired a guy called "Shrek" to basically gut the company and optimise for shareholder value.