Millionaire Calls for Mass Layoffs to Teach Workers Humility, Faces Backlash

Millionaire real estate tycoon Tim Gurner said 270,000 Aussies need to lose jobs to show "arrogant" workers their place and fix productivity.
He called for 40-50% unemployment jump from 3.7% to 5.6% at Australian Financial Review event.
Says workers now feel "extremely lucky" to have them vs employers lucky to have workers, wants attitude "killed."
Faces backlash from lawmakers like AOC who cite his comments as example of skyrocketing CEO-to-worker pay ratio.
Apologized saying he regrets insensitive comments that lacked empathy for affected families.

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