http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-job-blog/2009/06/12/georgias-highest-paid-executives-are-they-worth-it/ Keep up with the latest job market news, trends and get advice from our panel of contributors Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:19:13 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-job-blog/2009/06/12/georgias-highest-paid-executives-are-they-worth-it/comment-page-1/#comment-682 Capitalist Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:11:40 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-job-blog/?p=364#comment-682 If we value our freedom as we have known it in America, we need to protect the free market. People should be paid based upon what the market dictates, no matter what they do. Where do you draw the line? If you want to limit executive pay, why would you stop there? Why should athletes and entertainers be allowed to make millions and not some of the most educated, brightest business people? Wouldn't we also all benefit from lower ticket prices and cost of goods and services resulting from lower advertising cost if athletes and entertainers were paid less? Why should an owner of a private company be allowed to make whatever the market bears and not a CEO of a public company? The private company has investors as well. This is a slippery slope. If we value our freedom as we have known it in America, we need to protect the free market. People should be paid based upon what the market dictates, no matter what they do. Where do you draw the line? If you want to limit executive pay, why would you stop there? Why should athletes and entertainers be allowed to make millions and not some of the most educated, brightest business people? Wouldn’t we also all benefit from lower ticket prices and cost of goods and services resulting from lower advertising cost if athletes and entertainers were paid less? Why should an owner of a private company be allowed to make whatever the market bears and not a CEO of a public company? The private company has investors as well. This is a slippery slope.

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