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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/14/business/owner-of-gravity-payments-a-credit-card-processor-is-setting-a-new-minimum-wage-70000-a-year.html>
"The idea began percolating, said Dan Price, the founder of Gravity
Payments, after he read an article on happiness. It showed that, for
people who earn less than about $70,000, extra money makes a big
difference in their lives."
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http://www.seattletimes.com/business/seattle-firm-raising-pay-of-all-staffers-to-minimum-70000/>
A bold initiative that will definitely make the staff happier. And
probably even the CEO, despite dropping his own pay from nearly $1M per
annum to the same $70K as the other staff. Via Susan Stone.
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
