Reply #8: I was thinking about that yesterday

[Turbineguy]

and I have a strategy.

Now if dishwashers were suddenly to drop plates and glasses the way overpaid execs drop their companies share prices, at first the dishwashers would get fired. But then there would be a shortage of dishwashers. Therefore the ones who don't drop dishes could demand more pay (mind you, yesterday you were dropping plates at the Hilton, but today you are getting top pay for not dropping them at the Sheraton just across the street).

It's a competition thing. Obviously dishwasher pay would be limited to the cost of replacing the restaurant's entire glass and porcelain ware on a daily basis, but it would still be significantly higher than now. Other service professions would have to fall in line with dishwasher pay.

Corporate boards hire fat pay execs not knowing that there are competent people who do not play golf/attended the same prepshool/belong to the same club etc. That's a reverse competition.

So, create an artificial shortage, and clean up! (Uhhh... so to speak)