If the shareholders decide he's worth it, he's worth it. Period.
There is a point where when someone is paid less that it is in effect slavery. I say that point is around $10 / hour.
Congratulations. Every employee, when you figure in the overhead, has to generate at least $25 an hour in revenue. That's a lot of money. Everyone who can't generate that much money gets fired immediately. Everyone whose labor can be performed more cheaply than $10 an hour by machinery gets fired as soon as the technology allows.
I base this on the fact that they qualify for some forms of welfare if that make that little or less.
End the welfare, and lower everyone's taxes.
After taxes her unemployment benefit is higher than her wages were.
Thank you for pointing out that taxes are too high.
Tell me what incentive does she have to get a job in the next six or twelve months.
She should have the option of working or starving.
And you wonder why People call Republicans like yourself uncaring?
Unlike a CEO the poor must depend upon congress to protect themselves from people like you. Thank God some in cangress have some compassion and have kept Americans from starving.
I really pitty you when you meet your maker.