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<P> America's most profitable and the salary difference between the average worker is increasing. .Economists believe that many forces work together to expand this gap. .</ P> <P> newspaper online survey launched in May, economists surveyed less than half the people think, CEO and general staff salary difference between the reflection of the company in terms of pay and performance-based management .failure. .But about 37% of economists believe that this is the result of many factors, including company management not only failed, but also the role of the market accurately ─ ─ it is operating, reward outstanding performance and rare talent. .</ P> <P> National City Corp.'s Richard • Jie Kase (Richard DeKaser) said: "The super-giant stars required the phenomenon of increasing pay levels. But this only led to increase in CEO pay part of the reason ., the system also waves. Remuneration Committee usually reluctant to open a middle level of the CEO at below-market salaries. "</ P> <P> in the practice of backdating stock options investigation, there were a resentment of CEO pay .has heated up. .The survey found that wages in recent years did not rise significantly. .In fact, according to Department of Labor (Labor Department) of the data, after adjusted for inflation, the average wage in 2000 to 2005 up 3%, which grew into the largest part of the remuneration package are the best employees pocket. .</ P> <P> Some other recent signs of improvement in pay. .April hourly increase of 3.8% annual rate, but only slightly higher than the inflation rate of recent currency. .After hourly data is not adjusted for inflation. .</ P> <P> economists wages under the requirements of the factors that affect the order of importance, 61% of the economists will give top priority to global competition. .The scientific and technological progress, and employers are willing to skilled and educated workers to pay more salaries and other factors on the small proportion of the front. .</ P> <P> AllianceBernstein Joseph • Carson (Joseph Carson), said: "We have seen that foreign investment companies to increase much faster than on the local investment. This is definitely a negative impact on wages .. "</ P> <P> Some economists believe that wages remained at low levels of the factors are complex and many factors are closely intertwined. ."Global competition, technology development and the weakness of trade unions are interrelated," Jie Kase said. ."The United States has a comparative advantage in areas of outstanding performance, but in other areas face enormous challenges." </ P> <P> economists forecast economic growth rate is still lower than the first quarter of 4.8% annual rate. .U.S. second quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth is estimated at an annual rate of 3.4% in the second half will slow to an average of 3%. .Will continue to slow economic growth: the average expected first half of 2007 fell to 2.75%. .</ P> <P> Carson said: "I think we are going through the process of economic slowdown." He believes that a cooling housing market is the main driving force of economic slowdown. ."The housing market cooling will affect the employment, economic growth, wealth and spending and other areas." </ P> <P> cooling in the housing market, the negative impact of growing at the same time, economists seem to think that the U.S. economy in the future by energy prices .high impact will be less than last summer. .Economists believe that a threat to economic growth, retail gasoline prices to be from the current national average of 3 dollars per gallon rose to $ 4.30, and maintained at this level long enough time. .But last September, after Hurricane Katrina, economists said in answer to the same question, as long as the retail price of gasoline rose to $ 4.06 per gallon would result in economic growth..