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And yet when I calculate the numbers that's exactly what I see: that workers cannot get significantly better benefits by taking away executive compensation, since at most that can bring worker pay up to the average. Whatever is the solution, promising people they'll earn (significantly) more by destroying management's compensation is just not going to happen, for the simple reason that it's impossible.

Hell, on hackernews that average would be below what the vast majority here earn.

And, of course, if we're going to redivide earnings, that's what would be maximally fair: that everyone makes the average ... countrywide ... or $65k per year (before tax). THAT is what can be achieved by making things fair, under the absolute optimal circumstances (so in practice, let's call it 5% less than that at best)

No, thanks.

In fact, that leaves as the only real option making sure that $60k pays for a whole lot more. Which of course, if you want that to happen, requires the opposite from protecting labor: if anyone thinks they can do that, and succeeds, they should get a big reward for it ...