Romney: Out of Touch with Mainstream America
First, multimillionaire Mitt Romney told a group of jobless workers he’s also “unemployed.”
Next, Romney thought there was no problem in stating publicly that he likes to “fire people.”
First, multimillionaire Mitt Romney told a group of jobless workers he’s also “unemployed.”
Next, Romney thought there was no problem in stating publicly that he likes to “fire people.”
While 25 million unemployed and underemployed U.S. workers are drowning, CEO pay skyrocketed by 23 percent, for an average salary of $11.4 million in 2010, according to the AFL-CIO Executive PayWatch. Released today, data compiled at PayWatch also show CEOs have done little to create badly-needed jobs, instead sitting on a record $1.93 trillion in cash on their balance sheets.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) has appointed new department heads and given them $20,000- a-year raises over their predecessors. BTW, Florida public employees haven’t had a raise in four years.