CEO compensation higher than people estimate it to be and what it to be. What is your opinion? [anticap.wordpress.com]
It’s obscene.. Much like the Robber Baron era within the US, before the people finally began to take some back. I feel there’s an element of US society that worships wealth … and though they’ll never achieve it, ‘get off’ on the fact that some do -- thus protect their every opportunity to acquire more, by any means.. I think it’s called Capitalism
Their pay has no relation to performance, but is completely related to how corrupt the system is with their pay being set by cronies they appoint to their company's board of directors. It's an interlocking system where everybody gets rich except the rank and file employees and the stockholders.
Totally out of whack.
Not necessarily the phrase I'd use but it'll do.