11:06 am June 16, 2009, by Henry Unger
It’s not easy to summarize three dozen of your comments on exec pay from yesterday.
But, it seems that the majority are not happy with the current situation in which millions of dollars go to top execs with little regard to their performance.
Some of you were angry about the basic unfairness in the system.
A few of you thought $5 million was the top of what execs should be making.
Having said that, there’s a strong, vocal minority that believes government should keep out of this arena.
They believe it’s up to shareholders and the board of directors to decide. That’s how the system should work.
What’s more, they said, we’ll lose talented people if we restrict the financial incentives.
The two camps represented their views well.
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