CEO take-home pay in the tens of millions of dollars (which is true of a small number of multi-national, multi-billion dollar companies) is due primarily to stock performance, stock options, bonuses, and other incentives. Most CEOs accept an actual annual salary of a few hundred thousand dollars or less. Personal income tax rates being what they are, it is far more advantageous to accept more tax-advantaged forms of compensation.

Very similarly, our Congressmen receive an actual salary of $165,000 a year, but accept take-home pay of far more when residual and passive private income, plus perks – both taxpayer, and especially lobbyist funded – are factored in. Our President receives a $450,000 annual salary, along with perks including exclusive use of a private jumbo jet and a palacial mansion.

Regardless, by what moral authority can a group of executives who has not paid anything towards their multi-trillion dollar debt or posted an annual profit but 3 times in 40 years, condemn another group of executives for poor financial management? You appear to have missed the point.

This is pure knee jerk nonsense.