A market where chief executive officers make 262 times that of the average worker and 821 times that … - Marcy Kaptur

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IBM's long-standing mantra is 'Think. ' What has always made IBM a fascinating and compelling place for me, is the passion of the company, and its people, to apply technology and scientific thinking to major societal issues.

Marcy Kaptur

A market where chief executive officers make 262 times that of the average worker and 821 times that of the minimum-wage worker is not a market that is working well. And it is surely not working well enough to build a solid middle class.

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