tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194375569044391746.post8289111476322149597..comments2024-03-29T02:00:55.623-04:00Comments on Corporate Justice Blog: Wall Street Pay Rises; Worker's Pay Does NotSteven Ramirezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741346526253732489noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194375569044391746.post-33990480090143307402015-06-16T18:37:38.079-04:002015-06-16T18:37:38.079-04:00Many thanks for this brilliant post! Many points h...Many thanks for this brilliant post! Many points have extremely useful. Hopefully you'll continue sharing your knowledge around.<br /><a href="http://workers-compensation-lawyers-nyc.com/" rel="nofollow">new york workers compensation</a><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194375569044391746.post-56666694188433003052013-03-26T12:26:31.299-04:002013-03-26T12:26:31.299-04:00It is not markets that are determining the allocat...It is not markets that are determining the allocation of gains from increased productivity. It is rigged markets and regulation, including too big to fail.<br /><br />The key is the divergence that dre highlights in the graph--it diverges just as inequality (with all its pernicious political effects) soars.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winner-Take-All_Politics Steven Ramirezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16741346526253732489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194375569044391746.post-74566993743529457942013-03-20T17:47:12.259-04:002013-03-20T17:47:12.259-04:00"As for business investment, your point would...<i>"As for business investment, your point would be more compelling if it was true..."</i> -- McMike <br /> <br />From the link embedded in the post above:<br /> <br /><i>"Productivity, which measures the goods and services generated per hour worked, rose by 80.4% <b>between 1973 and 2011 ..."</b></i><br /> <br />From your link:<br /> <br /><i>"Meanwhile, there is still the fact that equipment, software, and construction investment has been declining among major corporations for <b>the last four quarters ..."</b></i><br /> <br />You're having a little trouble with your time frames. Too much pot can do that.<br /><br />Here try this:<br /><br />"The 1990's Acceleration in Labor Productivity: Causes and Measurement, Kansas City Fed":<br /> <br />http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=18&ved=0CF8QFjAHOAo&url=http%3A%2F%2Fresearch.stlouisfed.org%2Fpublications%2Freview%2F06%2F05%2FAnderson.pdf&ei=_ypKUd-vC8WDyAGql4GoAQ&usg=AFQjCNEjwBnwLkuGNWGsU8qhtPoF9bqHwA&sig2=ohU5I5gewsuSPBFHZJ83Xw <br />Che is deadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04988202144185675100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194375569044391746.post-47156039915008469012013-03-19T19:45:28.459-04:002013-03-19T19:45:28.459-04:00Since when are shareholders taking risks? The Ber...Since when are shareholders taking risks? The Bernanke helicopter put has got that covered.<br /><br />As for business investment, your point would be more compelling if it was true...<br />The Other Economic Cliff: Why Business Investment Is Really Nosediving: <br />http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/11/the-other-economic-cliff-why-business-investment-is-really-nosediving/265424/<br /><br /><br />McMikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194375569044391746.post-13270857764908039282013-03-19T16:10:55.943-04:002013-03-19T16:10:55.943-04:00"The benefits of greater productivity have go...<i>"The benefits of greater productivity have gone almost exclusively to shareholders and corporate executives and not to the employees driving the gains."</i><br /><br />Employees are not driving the gains in productivity. Investment in technology has been the cause of increased productivity. In other words, capital, not labor has been responsible for the gains. And since it is the shareholders who provide the capital and take the associated risks, it is the shareholders who should rightfully benefit. Economics 101.<br />Che is deadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04988202144185675100noreply@blogger.com