Why do CEOs make so much money?

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

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Society & Culture

4.2 • 11K Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2022

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

It's long been common knowledge that people at the top of an organization will make more money than people at the bottom. But many folks don't seem aware of just how extreme the situation has become -- while wages have stagnated for many Americans, CEO pay has skyrocketed. For some, this is just a natural aspect of the business world, but for a growing number of critics it indicates serious trouble on the horizon.

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0:00.0	I'm Munga Shatekler and it turns out astrology is way more widespread than any of us want
0:06.6	to believe.
0:07.6	You can find it in major league baseball, international banks, kpop groups, even the White House.
0:12.9	But just when I thought I had a handle on this subject, something completely unbelievable
0:17.0	happened to me and my whole view on astrology changed.
0:20.6	Whether you're a skeptic or a believer, give me a few minutes because I think your ideas
0:24.5	are about to change too.
0:26.0	Listen to Skyline Drive on the iHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your
0:30.8	podcasts.
0:33.6	From UFOs to psychic powers and government conspiracies, history is riddled with unexplained
0:39.3	events.
0:40.3	You can turn back now or learn the stuff they don't want you to know.
0:45.3	A production of iHeart Radio.
1:00.7	They call me Ben, we are joined as always with our super producer, Paul, Mission Control
1:15.4	of the past.
1:44.9	Why do CEOs make so much money?
1:47.9	It's a question, the three of us have talked a little bit about off-air.
1:53.4	We like many other employees and large corporations over the years sometimes sit around the proverbial
2:02.9	water cooler or hanging out at a happy hour.
2:05.9	And we say stuff like, huh, we don't know how much our bosses make.
2:09.3	Remember those conversations, guys?
2:11.9	You know, okay, I don't want to put us in a rough spot this early on.
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