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...There's also a lesson here for company managers, says Falk. A wage scale should reflect job and performance differences fairly, or else firms risk alienating their staff. "It's extremely important for companies to understand it's not just a matter of justice, but it's also a matter of efficiency," he says. It turns out the negative response to earning less is usually stronger than the positive response to earning more or as Falk says, "The pain of having less is much stronger than the joy of having more." Workers who discover they're earning more...
...what they thought was socially acceptable. The Science findings give further empirical evidence that people compare their gains to others'. "If you look at the brain reaction, it's a relatively immediate physiological reaction," says Falk. "It shows on a deeper level, in the brain, these things really matter...
...streaming video. Of course it’s outrageous that they receive only one third of a cent per dollar of royalties—they’re certainly justified in asking for two thirds of a cent. And I do understand that this is a “matter of survival” for the WGA’s less famous members, whose condition is so similar to my own: untalented, unemployed, and unpaid...
...writers must stand together no matter how different we are, because this is a war between labor and management, between teleprompter and teleprompted. So let’s be grateful that our chosen representatives are, unlike most writers, far too rich and stubborn to give up their strike out of poverty or despair. They have gagged America’s voice—and they have found their...
This power grab is a clear violation of the spirit of our Constitution that undermines the authority of Congress to legislate. Effectively making an end-run around the unconstitutionality of line-item vetoes, it concentrates far too much power in the presidency, which is disconcerting no matter who is occupying the White House. Although legal scholars may be able to dream up fancy justifications for such actions, signing statements fly in the face of common sense and basic civics. We hope their use is discontinued...