The average American worker would have to work 51 centuries to earn what the highest paid U.S. CEOs make in a year. Raiding their sofas for change would probably solve world hunger.

Take action to tie the minimum wage to Congressional pay increases right here.

Perhaps while they are enabling the majority of Americans to earn a basic livelihood, Congress will consider taking a serious look at executive pay. Hopefully the Enron verdict will usher in a new era of corporate accountability for gross inequities in workplace compensation.