Originally Posted by
Captain Bligh
As a pure capitalist, I would say how ever much I can legally make. If I remember correctly a certain president said "I do think at some point, you've made enough money..." I screamed. Glad I wasn't holding a heavy rock glass, or god forbid a firearm, I'd be buying a new T.V.
Who are you to question how much money someone makes? Now with the shoe on the other foot, who is Smisek or any manager for that matter, to tell you how much you can or can't make. The only way to turn this around is to insist on MORE via JCBA or self help. We shouldn't give a rat's rear how much some greed pig or good manager for that matter makes, so long as they make it somewhere other than from pilot concessions.
When my mechanic charges me less to fix my car, or when the bank calls me and arbitrarily reduces my mortgage or when my girlfriend comes home with a reduced grocery bill, then and only then will I feel like anyone should make a little less. If I were you however, I wouldn't hold your breath.
I agree with what you are saying, but I would throw in a different observation. I don't feel anyone should be restricted in how much they make or have the potential to make. I think, however, what a person does with the money they make and how they treat their employees contributes to how executives, leaders and wealthy people are viewed. I remember about a decade ago (I think) when a factory burned down in Massachusetts right before the holidays. The factory was a family owned business and it devastated many people who thought they were going to be out of a job. The owner decided he was going to continue to pay every employees' salary and benefits until the factory was rebuilt.