Don't forget that, even thought they own shares, they don't necessarily have a lot of influence over the day-to-day running of the company.

If they own the majority of shares, the best they can do is hire and fire executives, who are required by law to maximize shareholder profit.

I wonder if it ever occured to leftists that the billionaires who try to pay their employees more than they're worth are not billionaires anymore; not because it costs them profit to do so, but because it causes the companies to fail completely?