Penguin236 t1_j8pxm1s wrote on February 16, 2023 at 2:36 AM

Reply to comment by jadondrew in Apple Pay Later nears launch, company will use past spending with Apple to evaluate creditworthiness. by SUPRVLLAN

What are you talking about? Extraordinarily rich people were around long before the 70s. Just look at people like Rockefeller and Carnegie. In today's money, they would've been the richest people in the world, even more so than the likes of Musk and Bezos.

jadondrew t1_j8uqrxh wrote on February 17, 2023 at 2:09 AM

Between 1978 and present, CEO compensation has risen 1,460%. Worker compensation has risen 18%. That is what I’m talking about. Cherry picking a few winners does not diminish overall trends.