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Question
At its height, the compensation of top executives at large companies was, on average, how much higher than the pay of the average worker?A. 7 times greater
B. 20 times greater
C. Over 700 times greater
D. Over 300 times greater
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A. The UN Declaration on Human Rights
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A. free enterprise
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A. capitalism
B. communism
C. feudalism
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A. lack of control
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C. moral luck
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C. Act only according to that maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law
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