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What if we all become the 1 percent?

I think there will always be difference and perhaps should be, as people are different and contribute differently. But, the normal distribution should be far higher with far less extremes. For example, I do not think it should be possible for a CEO to get paid a 100 million dollars when their lowest paid worker in the company is earning 30K, a difference of 3,300x - instead, tie the CEO compensation to the compensation of all employees in the company. For a basic example, if the CEO could earn 100x - the salary would then be 3 million a year. The difference in earnings can then be distributed to all employees to increase their wealth and increase the salary of the CEO relatively.

The more uneven things get, the more fucked this world is going to become.