huge news city council portland oregon something awesome could actually reduce income inequality gap.as know ceo pay get control last decades ceos even make 100 time employees make ceos gall whine provide benefit good wag healthcare employees waste money.well greedy ceos want operate portland pay extra tax could inspire american cities thing.according institute policy study 3-1 vote council agree add surtax city exist business license tax firm pay ceos 100 time typical worker receive nation first tax penalty extreme ceo-worker pay gaps.on tax levy company affect truthout.org speak ips co-editor sarah anderson explain city already find 500 company see rise tax soon.publicly trade company extreme pay gap pay surtax top city current business license tax surtax 10 percent business tax liability company ceo-worker pay ratio 100-to-1 25 percent company ratio 250-to-1 portland government identify 500 corporations enough business city affect surtax include many regularly dominate highest-paid ceo list oracle honeywell goldman sachs well fargo general electric.so fight behalf workers center oregon early year oregon raise minimum wage nearly 15 hour meanwhile donald trump cabinet stack billionaires tax plan favor top one percent.according tax policy center chart post twitter morning joe economic wonk steven rattner trump tax plan give top 0.1 percent 1.1 million tax cut bottom 20 percent get cut 110.under trump plan top 0.1 get avg tax cut 1.1mm bottom 20 get 110 morning_joe chart pic.twitter.com/oqczualtpa steven rattner steverattner december 2016and trump repeatedly claim current federal minimum wage 7.25 hour high name wealthy ceo opponent fight 15 minimum wage labor secretary.clearly trump intend widen income gap punish workers give huge tax giveaways wealthy friends.but portland oregon slap trump across face behalf workers everywhere strategy could replicate cities across country.featured image scott eisen/getty image major city slap greedy ceos like trump tax penalty fight income inequality