[quote=flu]Bump… How the fvck did this thread go from this topic….
…to this….a rant about CEO’s pay????Talk about thread hijack….
[quote=CA renter]But there’s at least one group that has done very well for themselves over the past few decades!
We’ve made progress on a lot of things since the 1950s and so have CEOs — in their quest for more money that is.
The ratio of CEO-to-worker pay has increased 1,000 percent since 1950, according to data from Bloomberg. Today Fortune 500 CEOs make 204 times regular workers on average, Bloomberg found. The ratio is up from 120-to-1 in 2000, 42-to-1 in 1980 and 20-to-1 in 1950.
But I’ll stretch…CEO’s wouldn’t dare to pass a blatantly discriminatory law as some of our most racists politicians would…. Funny how people continue to attack CEOs, and wealthy and redirect the real root of the problem, while the biggest threat to equality is staring right in front of them…
Of course, I guess for some (not all) if you’re not affected by these ridiculous prejudice laws, I guess it doesn’t matter to you.. So I guess for some, we haven’t learned anything for the past 50 years about civil rights and basic principles of right versus wrong….They might move an entire company to a lower cost area, and in the process screw everyone at the company under, but it’s not personal it’s business. It’s not targeted because you are white, black, hispanic, and/or asian…
But whatever…. IF you think these STEM jobs or what have you aren’t important enough for your kids, then fine… Please give tell your kids not to bother to apply so people who really do want them have a better chance…Because I’m sure there are plenty of people who would want them…[/quote]
Flu, I think you misunderstood my point regarding IQ and discrimination — that discrimination exists, no matter what, and it’s often related to something that people have little/no control over. While your story about working hard to overcome adversity is admirable, that’s not the case for many (most?) students who have top scores on placement tests, etc.
I am opposed to racial quotas and voted for Prop 209 (and have signed this petition, as well). But if you think this is the biggest threat to your kid’s future, you’re not looking at the big picture. What I’m talking about is the greatest threat to future generations of Americans of all races. Our economic system being manipulated against most working people, and it’s very much by design. If people don’t start to wake up (and soon!), getting into college will be the least of our worries.
I’m interested in hearing what you think is the biggest threat to equality since you seem to think it’s staring us in the face.
