NPR aired a brilliant piece today called "Sailing Away on a Golden Parachute."
Day to Day, January 8, 2007 · We offer farewells to departing American CEOs, many of whom make more money by being shown the door than by hunkering down in the board room. Be proud: For every million dollars you leave with, you leave a million mistakes behind.
This piece is hilarious—but the situation isn't. And we shouldn't be satisfied to leave it at something we make fun of and laugh at. These CEOs are criminally overpaid at the expense of their employees, their shareholders, their customers and, by extension, the entire country.
It needs to change. And hopefully the increased awareness generated by things like this will help that happen.
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