RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Stories that matter, from the heart of the East River.

RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

Corporate Greed

MORE FOR THEM, LESS FOR US

Tesla, Ford, Netflix, and T-Mobile are among scores of profitable U.S. firms that pay their top executives more than they pay in federal taxes.  By Sarah Anderson, William Rice, Zachary Tashman | March 13, 2024/OtherWords In his State of the Union address, President Biden…

It’s Not ‘Inflation’ — We’re just Getting Ripped Off. Here’s proof.

Corporate profits accounted for more than half of recent price increases. To stamp out inflation once and for all, we need to crack down on price gouging. By Lindsay Owens, Elizabeth Pancotti | January 31, 2024 Republished with Permission: The Roosevelt Island Daily…

Greed and Inflation: Greedy Corporate CEO’s Playbook

Are greedy corporate CEOs driving inflation? It might seem like a stretch, but the fact is, their behavior has a major impact on the cost of goods and services. The question is, how much blame do they deserve for what’s…

CEOS ARE LITERALLY BRAGGING ABOUT RAISING PRICES

“A little bit of inflation is always good in our business,” said Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen. By Jim Hightower | October 12, 2022 Republished with Permission: The Roosevelt Island Daily News Today, CEOs of big corporations are playing the tricky “Inflation Blame…

WHAT DO TRUCKERS AND LIBRARIANS HAVE IN COMMON?

Both used to be good jobs, but attacks by ideologues and greedy corporate bosses have pulled the rug out. By Jim Hightower | September 7, 2022 In the world of work, what two occupations might seem to have the very least in…

BILLION-DOLLAR FRANCHISES ARE PAYING WORKERS CHICKEN FEED

One Chick-fil-A store tried paying drive-through workers in chicken sandwiches. It didn’t go over well. By Jim Hightower | August 24, 2022 Republished with Permission: The Roosevelt Island Daily News America’s stringent system of corporate capitalism keeps carving out new depths of…