[brownsfan]

"GM

Number of CEOs --> 1

Number of employees --> 317,000

You do the math."

The CEO counts as an employee, 316,999.
I'm sure you're a bright person, not sure why you'd make such an ignorant post?
First of all, your post would lead one to believe there's one "king" making $12 million, and 316,999 factory workers.
Do you think that maybe there are VPs? Directors? Managers? Do you think any of these folks are compensated in a manner commensurate with the CEO? Or do they pay the VPs $80k a year?
Do you think there are assistants, and assistant to the assistants that have no real function?

Given GM's management, they could move their operations to China tomorrow and I'd wager they still lose money. Lousy design, lousy business practices will continue, that's dictated from the top.

[cspackler]

No, but you're the one driveling on about how the evil CEO is making all of that money. Last I checked, it's still a free market on these people, too. Remember the Ben and Jerry's fiasco? Thought they could hire a CEO for peanuts that could run the company, right? Do some research and see where that got them.

Not that I'm saying that this guy is worth it, or isn't a crook. Get a grip, you're just jealous.