Potential Heroes!

Our children are the most important product

The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a [good] purpose.                                                 John Mason Brown

I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me to tremble for the safety of my country...corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow.                                                           Abraham Lincoln

It came to me all of a sudden, a worthwhile suggestion and I am confident would be successful and do wonders for the working people of this country. In addition to a stimulus package there could be addition billions available.

Here are the salaries of the top CEOs in this country per year!

1. Elton Musk. $513. M
2. Brendan Kennedy $250 M
3. [Jeff Bezos only takes a salary of 82 K but is worth 200 billion]

don't be like the above

• #3. Bob Iger. $146.6M.
• #4. Tim Cook. $141.7M.
• #5. Nikesh Arora. $130.7M.
• #6. David Zaslav. $122.1M.
• #7. James Heppelmann. $71.5M.
• #8. Stephen Schwarzman. $69.1M.
• #9. Tony James. $66.2M.
• #10. Stephen Angel. $66.2M.
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•  Company: AMC Networks (AMCX) • Annual compensation: $29.6 million. ...
• • Company: Expedia Group (EXPE) ...
• • Company: Mattel (MAT) ...
• • Company: Allergan (AGN) ...
• • Company: Weight Watchers International (WTW) ...
• • Company: Wynn Resorts (WYNN) ...
• • Company: United Therapeutics (UTHR) ...
• • Company: Walt Disney (DIS)
•  Company: AMC Networks (AMCX) • Annual compensation: $29.6 million. ...
• • Company: Expedia Group (EXPE) ...
• • Company: Mattel (MAT) ...
• • Company: Allergan (AGN) ...
• • Company: Weight Watchers International (WTW) ...
• • Company: Wynn Resorts (WYNN) ...
• • Company: United Therapeutics (UTHR) ...
• • Company: Walt Disney (DIS)

The above salaries add up to way over a billion dollars especially if you include the first twenty of the top salaries of CEO's. Why not go for broke [ha ha] and include the top fifty CEOs? I'm willing to bet that figure is closer to a trillion dollars. And remember this is just a partial list of the men and what they "earned" for themselves for a year. Let's look realistically at these amounts. Who in their right mind thinks that the "work" that these CEOs do justifies the vast fortunes allotted them?

Let's turn our attention instead to the work of all of our health care workers, the truckers, the grocery employees, the poor unemployed, the laid off laborers, all the teachers, etc. do for their salaries. How many of these good people are having an easy time of life right now. I read that many of these good people have not been able to keep up with their mortgages car payments. Repossession and bankruptcies for these good, hard working people. Not me, but a friend did the math and used Bezos wealth alone and figured out he could donate $20 K to all the families with incomes under $150 K per  year right now without hurting his vast fortune. That's just one person in the illustrious group above.. Instead his workers had to march for a $2 raise. This is the height of nuttiness. Imagine if all of the above men contributed to financing the financial health of the American worker instead of squandering their fortunes. Imagine the thriving economy of people being paid a fair wage. Imagine the thriving start up American businesses. Imagine. No child caged or hungry. Housing problems solved for the homeless. Imagine. 

We can love these very fortunate men and still be amazed that this ridiculous inequity goes on in this country and in many other countries and no one even complains. Well, some do... Let me say there is a method to my madness in suggesting these men could contribute to the good of the country. Let's see. Fifty salaries of a trillion dollars go proportionally to the populations of the fifty states. each year. Honestly, it could make literally a world of difference. A life saving solution that is simple and I, Susan R. Grout am challenging all of those in the lucky top fifty CEO salaries to be a hero. A prize of my choosing will be awarded to the top five winners.

the super moon graces the morning

Bill and Melinda Gates can be used as an example. Their philanthropy is legendary and have made their wealth a mission to literally help the world's people. Hint, hint.  Makes sense doesn't it? Especially now?

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