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In 2015, Dan Price, CEO and cofounder of Gravity Payments, shocked the business world. He cut his own $1 million salary down to $70,000 and set a new minimum salary of $70,000 for every employee at his Seattle-based company.

Price said the goal was simple: reduce income inequality inside the company and allow employees to live without constant financial stress. The announcement sparked a national debate. Some praised it as bold, people-first leadership. Others criticized it as unrealistic and unsustainable.

In the years that followed, Gravity reported revenue growth and stronger employee retention. Whether seen as visionary or risky, the move became one of the most talked-about salary experiments in modern corporate history.