
Let's make CEOs no different from any other employee. They'll be better paid, but most of that will be in the form of stock, not options
The opening sentence of Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America, the social philosopher's magisterial epic investigation into early 19th century America, highlights how central the idea of equality has been in society: "No novelty in the United States struck me more vividly during my stay there than the equality of conditions."
But a visit to 21st century America might give de Tocqueville pause.
The era that the French author chronicled and the periods that followed were indeed a time of unparalleled opportunity. Immigrants swarmed to the U.S. to make a better life for themselves and their families.
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