I think maybe the word 'earn' should be defined in this context. I read somewhere that the average CEO's salary was 250 times that of the average worker. Do you believe that the average CEO really 'earns' 250 times the salary of the average worker?

Amazing trick.....Mike has learned to throw his voice. :)

The first answer is, of course, the average CEO earned it, or else he wouldn't have the 10 million to begin with. :)

That CEO may have more than 250 employees to think about. Yes, there are a few bad CEOs who don't seem to care much about the average Joe. But there are many CEOs who devote their life to their company - who feel the pressure in ways the average worker can't possibly fathom. They deserve their earnings.

(Having said all this, I'm appalled at businessmen who try to curry favor with the government to slant competition.)

Counter-question. The average CEO salary in 2009 (salary + other earnings) was 9.5 million. Doc Halladay earned 15.5 million in 2010. Is Halladay earning 300 times the salary average worker? <s>