Bonus pay is ripping America apart

Inequality and hierarchy's sad, awkward intersection.

Let's be honest upfront here. Any discussion about bonus pay is a little fraught or confusing to most people. Why? In reality, a lot of people have no idea exactly what their salary represents or how it's determined. Middle-class people are commonly raised with the idea that discussing money is gauche, so a lot of people don't ask about their salary and…