LOL, well don’t know about that, but it makes me look like a pig, swilling at the trough of tax payers money. Dear God and Obama has blamed CEO’s for lavish bonuses. Clean up your own backyard before lecturing the business world Barack.
I may not be popular for saying this, but I think that CEO's don't get paid enough.
I'd love to see more direct compensation to executives, and less in the form of stock options. I think that would encourage long term strategic thinking, rather than short-term tactical thinking at the executive level.
But, more to the point, if the economy is great, and the company is successful, then it's the CEO's fault. Likewise, if America elects an idiot president and a government that immediately and unconstitutionally implements a wealth redistribution policy and the business tanks along with the economy ...... then it's the CEO's fault.
Additionally, by definition, there are only 500 people in the world who are Fortune 500 CEO's. How many people would be overqualified to handle this government wonk's job? There probably are 500 right now, just surfing FR, nevermind looking any further.