Just as a follow up:
“At the same time, Mary Sue Coleman, president of the entire University of Michigan, sits on the board of directors for the pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson. Last year, the company paid her $229,978 — roughly half in stock and half in cash — for attending a limited number of meetings, corporate filings show.”
This is one of their leading products:
http://www.nicorette-international.com/
How can that be allowed? Are all directors of corporations paid that kind of dough, essentially on the side? Walking around money?