October 12, 2013
I support Dodd-Frank rule 953(b), which IS all about the intersection of pay equity and investor value.
COMPANIES CAN'T MAKE A GOOD PRODUCT IF ALL THE MONEY IS VACUUMED UP BY THE BIGGEST BOSSES. THERE IS NO WAY FOR THE INVESTORS TO GET A DECENT RETURN WHEN COMPANIES ARE RUN INTO THE GROUND BY THESE ROBBER BARONS. THEY DO NOT CONTRIBUTE ANYTHING.
YOU MUST DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO FOSTER *WORKER*-*OWNED* BUSINESSES THAT PAY PEOPLE LIVING WAGES.
American workers are more productive than ever, but, year after year, studies show working Americans earning less and less, even as CEO pay balloons and corporate profits soar.
Disclosing corporate pay ratios between CEOs and average employees will finally show which corporations are driving this trend, which siphons money away from investors, and into the pockets of CEOs. In 1990, senior executive pay absorbed 5 percent of corporate profits. Today, according to Government Metrics International, it absorbs 10 percent.
Fairer pay structures mean stronger companies and a stronger economy – both of which are important to me as a consumer and as an investor.
No doubt there are a select few who benefit from the status quo of keeping the pay disparities undisclosed. Stand firm, and implement the law as written.
Thank you for considering my comment,
Judith Petty
Chelsea, MI