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Senate Republicans blocked legislation establishing a binding code of ethics and stricter recusal requirements for Supreme Court justices.

A day later we learned that Clarence Thomas received even more free vacations from GOP megadonor Harlan Crow.

You can't make this stuff up.

jwi ,
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It's very clear that every justice who has received corporate donations has a conflict of interest (not perceived, actual).

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Cost of extending the expiring Trump tax cuts: $4.6 trillion.

Cost of proposed additional corporate tax breaks: $1 trillion

This is why Trump and the GOP are obsessed with cutting Social Security and Medicare.

So they can justify another round of giveaways to corporate donors.

jwi ,
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@rbreich Across the world parties of the right deliver corporate welfare and free loading for wealthy individuals and companies while demonising social welfare and tax breaks for the poor.

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Conservatives say raising the minimum wage would drive up inflation.

But the federal minimum wage hasn't gone up since 2009.

Average CEO pay has gone up about 60% since 2009.

Who's pay is contributing to inflation?

jwi ,
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I've come across numerous studies that show there is a point of diminishing returns on increasing CEO pay.

I suspect many companies are at the point where CEO pay levels are more about personal greed and ego than a fair reward.

When this happens, their focus is no longer on the company, ie excessive CEO pay can detrimental to the company.

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Boeing is Maximizing Profits https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nerOKaykOY&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

jwi ,
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@rbreich giving huge payouts to CEOs who have or are leaving due safety issues sends a message that Boeing views the allusion of safety is more important than actual safety.

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