– #A Shoot from the Hip upon request: Quick Queries on Income Inequality[1] –
But those who have chosen to climb the ladder in the business world are more interested in money than those who have not. (Graef S. Crystal, Executive Compensation: Money, Motivation and Imagination)
TO WHOM IT [REPUBS‘ TRUMP? / DEMOCS‘ HARRIS?] MAY CONCERN
# Do Rich People get richer and Poor People poorer?[2]
# Do Social Norms[3] serve Income Inequality?[4]
# Do Trade Unions serve Income Equality?[5]
# Do Traditional Industries benefit from Information Technology?[6]
# Does Globalisation serve the Domestic Labour Market?[7]
# Does Immigration serve the Domestic Labour Market?[8]
# Does Taxation serve Income Equality?[9]
So we see this increasing social unrest, all caused by the false impression of American life cooked up by a bunch of eggheaded art directors. ... It's a Madison Avenue version of Russian roulette with all barrels loaded, and somebody's gonna get hurt. (Vance Packard, The Status Seekers – quoting Clare Barnes Jr., Consultant Art Director)
Any further questions ... anyone, anyone ... Nikki?![10]
Frame of Reference
ON TRUMP AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Bruce Springsteen On Donald Trump (2024)
Trump's Dereliction Of Duty Jan 6 2021
UAW's Charges vs Musk-Trump On Worker Intimidation 2024
Kamala Harris On Trump's Project 2025
Kamala Harris Interviewing Brett Kavanaugh
The Supreme Connection (Network)
The Supreme Connection (Money)
Just A Small Loan For D. Trump
Teamsters & Company: Beware Of The Fireraiser's Work Ethics!
Teamsters Having An Affair With Trump!
C’mon, Let’s Jump Against Trump!
Trump's P2025 ... /1/ ... ––– Trump's P2025 ... /2/ ... ––– Trump's P2025 ... /3/ ...
"Giving Off" Information At The RNC 2024!
Trump: Presidential Offender Turning Public Victim!
Teamsters Having An Affair With Trump!
Let’s Give "loony doomy donald" A Ride 2024!
American Culture Of Communion!
Age Ain't On America's Agenda!
Centennials: Roosevelt FD (1933/38!) [Centennials: Churchill (1940!) ––– Centennials: De Gaulle (1947!) ––– Centennials: Adenauer (1949!)]
The "US Enabling Act" of 1 July 2024
Scotus' & Croesus' Love Divine!
Ink Eradicators of The US Constitution
Repubs vs Democs | A Nation Going Paranoid
An American Idiot’s Helter Skelter!
When Trump said: "We're going to the Capitol!"
Taking Down Somebody's Particulars: Paul Manafort ...
A Counterfeit World: Not only Trump’s
TrumPutinian Tango & Th‘ Russian Mafia!
[1] Income inequality in the United States (Wikiped) ––– Causes of income inequality in the United States (Wikiped) ––– related (1) as follows: 5 Facts About Rising Income Inequality in the United States (pgpf.org) ––– Interactive: The Unequal States of America | Economic Policy Institute (epi.org) ––– 2022 Income Inequality Decreased for First Time Since 2007 (census.gov) ––– A Guide to Statistics on Historical Trends in Income Inequality | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (cbpp.org) ––– Trends in U.S. income and wealth inequality | Pew Research Center ––– related (2) as follows: Trends in the Distribution of Household Income Between 1979 and 2007 | Congressional Budget Office (cbo.gov) ––– The rich, the poor and the growing gap between them (economist.com)
[2] Why The Rich Get Richer And The Poor Get Poorer (forbes.com) ––– The rich are getting richer – but low-income Americans are actually getting poorer | Ipsos ––– Trends in U.S. income and wealth inequality | Pew Research Center ––– related as follows: For Richer - The New York Times (nytimes.com) ––– Sherwin Rosen - The Economics of Superstars (uchicago.edu) ––– Fall of the Labor Share and the Rise of Superstar Firms | The Quarterly Journal of Economics | Oxford Academic (oup.com)
[3] A Guide To The Social Norms In America | Unigo ––– related as follows: Vance Packard - The Status Seekers (soilandhealth.org) ––– In search of excess : the overcompensation of American executives - EconBiz ––– Executive Compensation: Money, Motivation and Imagination : Crystal, Graef S.: Amazon.de: Books ––– Graef Crystal (Wikiped)
[4] US auto strike: Eye-popping CEO pay (bbc.com) ––– related as follows: The wages of sin: Social norms and executive compensation | Request PDF (researchgate.net) ––– Is Executive Compensation Shaped by Public Attitudes? (northwestern.edu) ––– Pay without Performance, The Unfulfilled Promise of Executive Pay (harvard.edu) ––– Why Does Executive Greed Prevail in the United States and Canada but Not in Japan? The Pattern of Low CEO Pay and High Worker Welfare in Japanese Corporations (yorku.ca) ––– CEO Pay Continues to Rise as Typical Workers Are Paid Less | Economic Policy Institute (epi.org)
[5] Unions Continue To Build Wealth for All Americans - Center for American Progress ––– Labor Unions and the U.S. Economy | U.S. Department of the Treasury ––– Unions are not only good for workers, they’re good for communities and for democracy: High unionization levels are associated with positive outcomes across multiple indicators of economic, personal, and democratic well-being | Economic Policy Institute (epi.org) ––– Unions Build Wealth for the American Working Class - Center for American Progress ––– related: The Conscience of a Liberal - Paul Krugman - Google Books / The Conscience of A Liberal, Review (renewal.org.uk)
[6] Exploring the Impact of Technology on Traditional Industries | by Michael Martino | Medium ––– USA Economic Development with the Help of Information Technology (researchgate.net) ––– How technology is changing the landscape of economic development - ResearchFDI ––– The Impact of Information Technology | Information Technology Innovation: Resurgence, Confluence, and Continuing Impact | The National Academies Press ––– related: For Richer - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
[7] Botched policy responses to globalization have decimated manufacturing employment with often overlooked costs for Black, Brown, and other workers of color: Investing in infrastructure and rebalancing trade can create good jobs for all | Economic Policy Institute (epi.org) ––– related: For Richer - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
[8] Yes, Immigration Hurts American Workers - POLITICO Magazine ––– related: The Conscience of a Liberal - Paul Krugman - Google Books / The Conscience of A Liberal, Review (renewal.org.uk)
[9] 5 Little-Known Facts About Taxes and Inequality in America - Center for American Progress ––– American Inequality in Six Charts | The New Yorker
[10] Related features as follows: Nikki Upside Down! - Cal Caleido’s Caleidoscope ––– Nikki Haley‘s Odd Principle ... - Cal Caleido’s Caleidoscope ––– And Nikki said, Hey-Ey-Ey ... - Cal Caleido’s Caleidoscope ––– Julie, Nikki & Rikki, Don’t Lose Your Number! - Cal Caleido’s Caleidoscope ––– Love To Love You Baby! - Cal Caleido’s Caleidoscope ––– Nikki H. ... Let's Do The Time Warp Again! - Cal Caleido’s Caleidoscope ––– Woke ... With All Due Respect: Life 's a Cabaret! - Cal Caleido’s Caleidoscope
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