The Chief wrote:truchas wrote:Average them out and the govt. employees are rich compared to the private sector. And whose paying them? You and I. They're stealing from us. Socialism is corrupt.
NOT!
Here's the Top Ten CEO's for 2008:
Bruce Wasserstein $133,708,650
Eugene M. Isenberg $116,652,816
Aubrey K. McClendon $112,464,517
Lawrence J. Ellison $84,598,700
Richard C. Adkerson $77,085,387
Bob R. Simpson $53,482,631
Robert A. Iger $51,229,341
John R. Charman $46,770,492
Mario J. Gabelli $45,927,900
Jose Maria Alapont Ph.D. $43,878,871
(That's MILLIONS BTW)
Here's the top 100 list:
http://www.aflcio.org/corporatewatch/pa ... top100.cfm
Post up the top 100 Gov't Employee Salary.
Let's see who is ripping who off.
By the way bright boy Wasserstien made a profit that year of 630 million dollars for the companies stock holders, He also gave 25 Million that year to Harvard Law School from his own funds.
He took risks and he was not playing with tax payers money. That is the difference
Wasserstien died this year. Leaving a great deal of his 2.3 Billion dollars to help others.