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		xpe on Feb 10, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mozilla Welcomes the Rust Foundation This also exists in the broader context of tremendous growth in CEO pay over recent decades. There are widespread claims that executive pay is inflated. In one sentence: > Importantly, rising CEO pay does not reflect rising value of skills, but rather CEOs’ use of their power to set their own pay. Source: https://www.epi.org/publication/ceo-compensation-2018/ I find these arguments persuasive.

oblio on Feb 10, 2021 [–]

That happens every time this is allowed. I can't remember the last time our Parliament voted to reduce their own salaries :-))

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