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This is the problem with capitalism. The workers do all the work, but the "owning" class keeps all the rewards of all that work.
I don't agree with the size of the wealth gap between owner and regular employee, but I don't understand why people think the heads of these companies - and I'm talking the ones that started them from nothing - did no work or continue to do no work. It's pretty ludicrous to think that the low level employees at Amazon are doing "all the work." Are they doing all the grunt work? Yes. Is their job the most physically demanding? Yes. Are they underpaid? Yes. But to pretend like the owner does nothing is just so idiotic and shows a lack of understanding of what goes into running a massive organization like amazon.
There definitely needs to be reform. I don't even think taxation is the way to go, I think putting laws in place for higher wages is key.
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