Campbell's VP Mocks 'Poor People' While Company Reports Billions
While mainstream media frames this as an isolated gaffe, the real story is the routine dehumanization baked into the corporate profit model. Campbell’s, a company with net sales of $9.4 billion in fiscal year 2023, casually benefits from an economic system that drives millions to rely on affordable (often processed) food. This VP, like many in the C-suite, likely earns a salary in the high six or
seven figures annually, a stark contrast to the minimum wage earners who form their core customer base. One might wonder if this executive ever considered that '$9.4 billion' in sales also represents '$9.4 billion' extracted from those very 'poor people' they find so amusing. It's not just a 'poor person' buying soup; it's a family trying to survive, contributing directly to the executive's bonus.
The 'joke,' it seems, is on us, or rather, on those struggling to keep food on the table while the corporate elite rakes it in.