Big payday?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="big">big</span> <span word="paydays">paydays</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>: “<span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="CEOs">CEOs</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="paydays">paydays</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="avoiding">avoiding</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="tax">tax</span>”.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="CEOs">CEOs</span> (<span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Executive">Executive</span> <span word="Officers">Officers</span>) <span word="are">are</span> <span word="bosses">bosses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="tax">tax</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="right">right</span>.</p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="right">right</span>.</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="bosses">bosses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="exorbitantly">exorbitantly</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="salaries">salaries</span> – <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="employee">employee</span> – <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="either">either</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="today">today</span>. <span word="Right">Right</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="address">address</span> “<span word="big">big</span> <span word="payday">payday</span>” <span word="alone">alone</span>.</p><p><span word="Payday">Payday</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="receives">receives</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="pay">pay</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="west">west</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="weekly">weekly</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="basis">basis</span>. <span word="Whatever">Whatever</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interval">interval</span>, <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="payday">payday</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> – <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="male">male</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pub">pub</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="week">week</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="wages">wages</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="folks">folks</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="weren">weren</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="paydays">paydays</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span>, <span word="what">what</span>’<span word="s">s</span> “<span word="big">big</span> <span word="payday">payday</span>”? <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="paycheck">paycheck</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="payday">payday</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="big">big</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="size">size</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="payday">payday</span>.</p>
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