Teen Targeted as Terrorist for Using Facebook
—George W. Bush’s address to the American people in preparation for war with Afghanistan, September 20,2001.
Cameron D’Ambrosio, a Massachusetts high school student, apparently is not with “us” since he was arrested on “terror” charges last week. The youth faces up to 20 years in prison for making a reference to the Boston Marathon bombings on his Facebook page. He is currently being held on $1 million bail, according to Alternet.
So were the police heroes? Did they act on good evidence, stop a terrorist act in its infancy,
CEOs Now Earn $7,000 per Hour (350x Employ Wages)
CEO compensation at the nation’s 327 largest companies now averages $7,000 per hour or 350 times what the typical employee earns, according to new data from the AFL-CIO. This includes salaries, bonuses, perks, stock awards, stock options and other incentives.
Google CEO Eric Schmidt has a total annual compensation of nearly $101 million, or $48,548 per hour, more than the average worker makes in an entire a year ($35,204). Other top earning bosses include Oracle chief, Larry Ellison, who brings in $96.2 million per year, Leslie Moonves, (CBS), who makes $69.9 million per year, and seven others with compensation packages exceeding $40 million per year.
Money Morning writes that “most people agree” that CEOs deserve “substantially” more money than their employees. While they do not provide any data to support this claim, it is plausible