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Shouldn’t they start with the actors in their union then if that’s what they really care about? Some of the people protesting make crazy amounts of money themselves, if they want to show equality matters to them, should they start by redistributing the big actors’ income?

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No, pitting members of the union against each other would be an absolutely stupid idea. The union is supposed to be working to benefit all of their members.

If you have 10% of the members essentially eating the lunch of the other 90%, then it seems there should be some attention on this. Perhaps a maximum pay multiplier between members on the same project. It'd be stupid not to address the unfairness. Who gives a shit if the studios toss another 10% to the workers if it mostly ends up at the top earners.

Exactly what I was getting at. Many of the people struggle and make very little. Then you have some A listers making obscene money.

Some of them are at least giving back a little: https://archive.ph/CMpee

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