Robert Reich on Nostr: Typical pay for the 100 highest paid CEOs was over $29M last year. Much of the ...
Typical pay for the 100 highest paid CEOs was over $29M last year.
Much of the compensation was tied to stock gains.
Just so happens that corporations spent ~$800 BILLION on stock buybacks, which artificially boost share prices.
Translation: CEOs are goosing their own pay.
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