Silent Servants...

Silent Servants...

... of the Used, Abused, and Utterly Screwed Up.

A Secular Franciscan looks at the world...
with a more jaundiced eye than ever...
and lots of ellipses for you to fill in the missing text...
(with thanks to Thomas S. Klise for the title)



Friday, June 08, 2007

A tiny bit of work trivia

Did you know:

In 13th century England, for every dollar a serf earned, the feudal lord made $61.00.

In 1965, for every dollar a minimum wage worker earned in the U.S., the average CEO earned $51.00.

In 2004, for every dollar a minimum wage worker earned in the U.S., the average CEO earned $821.00.

I'd like to see 2007 figures.

The rich keep getting richer.

(Source: Centre for Research on Work and Society, York University, Ontario, Canada, 2006)

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