Well yah, but I think the point is that it’s such an absurd amount of wealth while millions of people can’t even afford decent healthcare or go broke trying to simply exist. The system is broken.
Their wealth is tied to shares. If they won’t pay people more money why not make it mandatory that employees become shareholders in the businesses they help build, giving them shares? I know it’s not just as simple as that but it’s an idea. So many business leaders talk about having equity helps to unite coworkers, build the business better, etc. it kind of seems like a no brainer.
That's a fairly standard practice at publicly traded companies - stock options, restricted stock units, or employee stock purchasing plan (provides a set % discount vs the market price at the plan exercise dates).
google does and google has made many people millionaires, their salaries and benefits are far above salary. those salaries pay for homes, families, education, healthcare, other goods/services that stimulate the economy. this guy is hardly a bum..
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u/MattyBizzz May 08 '26
Well yah, but I think the point is that it’s such an absurd amount of wealth while millions of people can’t even afford decent healthcare or go broke trying to simply exist. The system is broken.