Posted on 05/10/2011 7:21:19 AM PDT by Halfmanhalfamazing
The Wall Street Journal CEO Compensation Study was conducted by Hay Group, a management-consulting firm. The study analyzes CEO pay from the biggest 350 U.S. public companies by revenue that filed their definitive proxy statements between May 1, 2010, and April 30, 2011. Survey Methodology & Terms Definitions Footnotes
How to Use This Chart: Click on a column heading to sort by that category. For an individual executive's full compensation details, as well as a link to the proxy statement, click the relevant row. All figures in thousands
(Excerpt) Read more at graphicsweb.wsj.com ...
Crony capitalism is great if you are a crony.
But not if you are a capitalist.
Democrats are running a protection racket. Too bad there are no gutsy prosecutors to go after them under RICO statutes.
I like the free market. I would like to see many people with sufficient ownership of private property such that they could maintain a decent lifestyle without constantly using political pull or cheating their neighbors.
What we have now is not a free market, and it is not Capitalism. It is simply Fascism where the business people with friends in government can get rich and the government workers with friends in the business world can get powerful.
Our system is very broken. The accumulation of great wealth in the hands of a few is not a good sign, it is a bad sign. Now, I don't want to wave a magic wand, take away from the rich, or redistribute the wealth. That's not me. But I think people should realize that the Titans of Banking, Health Care, Insurance, and Pharmaceiticals, are Titans because they are gaming the system and engaging in crony capitalism. Those "successful businessmen" are not on our side -- they are playing for the other team.
I do not see that data in the table...
Absolutely impossible. My Dad says the Republicans are the party of the rich.
>I do not see that data in the table...
You’re right. What is shows is that more money is given which is probably because the highest paid CEOs who can give the most are mostly whores.
I hear that is about to change. Either they won’t give or it will be to GOP.
Most CEOs also tend to be morons. Coincidence?
what was it Ben Franklin said about appeasing a crocodile?
But not if you are a capitalist.
Who is John Galt?
CEOs give money to whomever is in power, it’s strictly business.
ping
No kidding.
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