Individuals making millions of times more than what their employees are making...could you point that one out for me? If a full time Walmart employee makes $25,000...you do realize that would mean somebody would have to make $25B per year right?
I have a question for you. A person makes $50,000 per year, but their boss/owner makes $100,000. The owner is able to improve profitability of their company, and the original person gets a raise that (after inflation adjustments) amounts to $55,000. The boss/owner, however, makes $200,000 that year.
In the first year, the boss made 2* as much. In the second scenario, the boss made nearly 4* as much, but the original employee was actually better off.
In VERY simplistic terms, this is why I cannot stand when people bring up wage differentials between their bosses/owners and themselves.
I'm somebody who is ok with being content with my earnings, completely regardless of what other people make. I can determine on my own, regardless of what my boss or co-workers make whether I am happy with my pay. For that matter, my boss probably makes twice as much as I do...and quite frankly, his staff are what makes him look like he is good. But I don't really care, because I think I'm well compensated for what I do.
It kills many people, however, to know that other people are making more money than them. That is where the heart of this problem lies. People will always be jealous that somebody makes more than them, especially when they perceive them to be doing less or easier work than what they do.
Money can't buy happiness. Just video games, which make me happy.
