Does any person on the planet really need 1 MILLION dollars a year income to survive?

Don't even need 100 k a year to survive. But money buys happiness. If ya say different you never ate Ramens to live for a week or 2......

what's the point of your thread - other than you appear to be a SJW who likes the idea of wealth redistribution?

Does an NFL player 'need' $7Million per year to play a game?

Nope.
But the great thing about a capatalist system is that if someone is willing to pay for your skills, you can make more than the people standing in bread lines in a communist nation.

It's got nothing to do with need...it's about drive!

If I payed attention in school, and I have the will, drive, and determination to make a million dollars a year...who are YOU to say that is too much?

Piss off!

Depends.

When you're rich there's usually a lot going on to that person's life.

The majority will require constant security for themselves and their family and that alone could cost hundreds of thousands in salaries alone.

You would also have managers and secretaries handling a lot of your clerical duties because you'll likely be traveling as your time is now invaluable. This could also cost hundreds of thousands in salaries.

Your likely invest in properties so all of these would be managed by another party both for the rental and maintenance of all your properties.

Some rich people don't even rent their owned properties..

The list goes on. Nannies, caregivers, etc.

Its expensive being rich.

No. But who are you to set a maximum income?

The only good commie is a dead commie

That’s all I have to say about your post

It's up to the individual. What are your tastes. Do you help people alot. Do you like to travel and experience off the wall things in all corners of the world. Do you have expensive hobbies. I million these days is not a lot of money. I know that sounds silly, but when you don't have a $100,000 you think that's alot...when you get $100,000 you realise it's nothing. It doesn't even impact your spending habit like you think it might. A million is the same way. A million a year after taxes...pff!

No.

How about a maximum proportion linked to employees' wages?

CEO to lowest worker pay in the US is about 525:1

In France, it's 40:1. By law. So if they want a raise, they have to raise the janitor's salary first.

People deserve to get paid properly for their work. There's no reason almost all profits should go to the CEO, board, and shareholders. Working people deserve to prosper from the fruits of their labor too, and we should have a legal system that reflects that.

3916...to a certain point I agree. However, where were the employees when the owner was starting their company and taking out loans on an idea that may not work. Putting in all the hours and doing everything to make it work. Then come the employees....suddenly they want more of the pie because they are doing the work...well, not really true. Those at the top are working as well, but there efforts yield different results such as contracts and steady streams of work which translates into a healthy returns, like job security so workers can feed their families and secure their financial future. If every employee was being paid $50-$100 an hour it would get to a point people would just start taking days off and start showing up when they wanted to or needed to because suddenly their bank accounts are so flush. But in reality it wouldn't happen like that. The government would just keep raising the cost of living due to the sudden influx of wealth to tap into. So eventually buying any product would be so overly priced no one could afford it. The changes need to start with the government and it's financial strangle hold of the citizens. Then and only then will any impact be successful.

I don't make anything like that salary. However your Socialist statement makes no sense to me. Plenty of people work under the global 'poverty' line and believe that your salary is too much to live on/be happy, and they would be happy if you reduced it and gave it to them. How would you feel when they look to you and claim that you don't need 'XXX' to survive on?

Will you then accept their viewpoint and reduce your salary, and live in squalor because others do? Or maybe use your salary to help others and give to charity, thus helping others without harming yourself or your family income?

I think if all the money of people would be put in one big pot and devided over all habitants of the world , everyone would get by easily and be happy.

I know what you're saying, but it sort of comes across as pay them just enough to make sure they show up, but not enough to get ahead.
Then if they're paid enough to get ahead the government, businesses, landlords, etc. take it.

That's capitalism game, though.

Who are you to decide, or even question what or how much someone else needs?

I think you parasites would be happy for the first few pay periods until the ones actually creating the wealth to go in your pot become pissed and just quit. Atlas will shrug.

You only need $22.00 an hour to be happy and be able to pay the bills.



If two people make $11.00 and hour that is good enough.

Seriously.

In Zimbabwe you need a million a year. OP has no perspective and no clue.

That would require violence/ men with guns stealing peoples' stuff, which shows just how fair and moral you are.

NO it is all bullshit.

It isn't about survival, it is about comfort!

Fuck off commie. It’s my money whether I need it or not.

I could survive and be happy on far less than you.

but our employees would not have a job, the animals would not be fed, the taxes would not be paid, and in the end you would go hungry


your point is meaningless.

60% of that will go to taxes.

So it's $400,000 per year.

And yes, if you live in a blue city that's only enough to get you upper middle class status.

Survieve? Maybe not. Live well? Securely? With humanitarian interests? A million is not enough!