Why is the middle class in decline, losing buying power even as the “executive class” gets richer and richer? Why is the federal government’s deficit growing endlessly? Here’s one big reason why:
(Reuters) – Twenty-five of the 100 highest paid U.S. CEOs earned more last year than their companies paid in federal income tax, a pay study by a Washington think tank said on Wednesday.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/31/us-usa-tax-ceopay-idUSTRE77U0KW20110831