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"A CEO, a laborer, and an immigrant are at a table: the table has 20 cookies. The CEO takes 19 cookies and says to the laborer, “look out, that immigrant is trying to take your cookie!”

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It works with a politician even better.

A CEO, a Politician, a Supreme Court justice, a Cop, a Laborer and an Immigrant are at a table. The table has 20 cookies. The CEO takes 19 cookies, and passes one cookie to the Politician's PAC. The Politician says to the Laborer "look out, the Immigrant is trying to take your cookie!" and allocates a few crumbs from the table cookie to the Cop. The Cop beats the Laborer and shoots the Immigrant. The Supreme Court justice rules that the PAC is legal, the shooting is justified, and the Cop has qualified immunity for beating the Laborer.

> announces a decent severance pay of 11 weeks, with extended healthcare coverage and job support.

She left on the table at least 2 cookies

I don’t think I’ve ever seen it said better!

Without the CEO there wouldn't be any cookies. It's not hypothetical look at countries with plenty of "flour, eggs, baking soda" and no "recipe".

Yep, every time a CEO goes on vacation they just shut the company down until they return. Bezos must be exhausted programming amazon.com and personally delivering every package.

That's really naive. When the inventor dies, the invention carries on. Same goes for those who are founding & leading institutions.

Were it not for Besos there would be no amazon.

You've done a masterful job of missing the point of that little story.

Hint: Consider there may be other options beyond eliminating CEOs entirely.

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