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CEO pay is more about white male entitlement than value for money
What a week it was for the CEO class. On the Monday, July 16, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index announced that Amazon chief Jeff Bezos had amassed a personal net worth of over US$150 billion.
He’s the richest person in modern history.
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On Tuesday, the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors published a report showing that total pay for Australian corporate bosses hit a 17-year high in 2017.
Topping the list was Domino’s Pizzas chief Don Meij who received a hefty annual income of A$36.8 million.
Meanwhile, over in Vermont, US Senator Bernie Sanders invited the CEOs of Amazon, Walmart, McDonald’s and…