Moreover, in recent decades, profits have risen not only at the expense of wages, but also with much more accruing to finance, insurance, and real estate compared to other sectors. The outrageous increases in financial executives’ remuneration in recent years, which cannot be attributed to increased productivity, have exacerbated the financial sector’s focus on the short term, while worsening its risk exposure in the longer term, thereby exacerbating systemic vulnerability.
此外，近几十年来，利润增长的源泉不仅是压低工资，还日益向朝金融、保险和房地产业倾斜。近几年来，金融业高管报酬已经引发了民愤，他们的高薪酬并非来自生产率提高，倒是让金融部门越来越短视，恶化长期风险暴露，从而加剧系统脆弱性。