Forum Post: Perhaps be grateful?

We are all very lucky people to live in an age where we can influence the outcome of government by voting. In the not too distant past, voting was not universal. If you don't like what the government is doing, you have a perfectly legal, simple and non-violent way of expressing it, just vote. We do have a democracy, everyone can vote, so what is all the fuss about? Is there corporate greed? Yes. Corporations are merely groups of people. Every action by them is decided upon by a person, and usually that person is highly incentivized to try to make the corporation succeed and earn more money. This is good because it means the corporation has more money, can pay its employees and everyone wins. Sure, the owners of the corporations win too, and you may say they win too much. But if they win too much, then employees can protest this by simply working somewhere else. So a balance must be struck, and who enforces this balance? The bosses who offer a certain pay, and the employees who choose to stay or not.

I believe corporate America is an awesome and powerful institution that has produced wonderful innovation and technology (google, apple, IBM, etc) and without the powerful incentives provided by greed, none of this would be possible.

So if you feel like you are not being paid enough for what you do, think about who sets your pay? If you think you are worth more, look for someone who will pay you more. If no one will pay you more, then perhaps its because your services are not really worth what you think they are worth.

I'm not saying the system is perfect, but I am saying the system has provided the US with a powerful platform to dominate world politics, and technology for decades, so perhaps don't bite the hand that feeds you.