John Deere has laid off roughly 1000 workers so far this year.
But the company reported a profit of over $10 billion in 2023.
Its CEO received $26.7 million in total compensation.
And it spent over $7 billion on stock buybacks.
Textbook corporate greed.
Robert Reich /
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