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Biden Budget Takes a Step Toward Corralling Out-Of-Control CEO Pay

Biden Budget Takes a Step Toward Corralling Out-Of-Control CEO Pay

Mar 28, 2022

Administration proposal would restrict insider trades, and impose a tax on stock buybacks that largely benefit the fat cats.

Wall Street Bonuses Soar by 20 Percent, Nearly 5 Times the Increase in U.S. Average Weekly Earnings

Wall Street Bonuses Soar by 20 Percent, Nearly 5 Times the Increase in U.S. Average Weekly Earnings

Mar 23, 2022

If the minimum wage had increased as much as Wall Street bonuses since 1985, it would be worth $61.75 today.

Four Wall Street Bonus Charts That May Make You Scream

Four Wall Street Bonus Charts That May Make You Scream

Mar 18, 2017

The culture that led to the 2008 financial crisis continues to flourish.

Off the Deep End: The Wall Street Bonus Pool and Low-Wage Workers

Off the Deep End: The Wall Street Bonus Pool and Low-Wage Workers

Mar 8, 2016

The financial industry’s 2015 bonuses were double the combined earnings of all Americans who work full-time at the federal minimum wage.

Wall Street Bonuses Double Full-time Minimum Wage Worker Earnings

Wall Street Bonuses Double Full-time Minimum Wage Worker Earnings

Mar 7, 2016

Wall Street bonuses totaled $25 billion in 2015 —double the combined annual earnings of all American full-time minimum wage workers.

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