I get why these are overpaid though... it's a correlation between millions of people paying to watch and their eventual salaries. Life isn't fair, that's just the truth and people will attack the players who have worked to become good enough to be paid a lot.

Politicians should make no more than the average salary of their district. If this occurred we would have politicians who ran for office because they truly wanted to make a difference.

Make them pay taxes.

Isn't this just advertising? I hate it but still, it wouldn't exist if it wasn't viable.

The Kardashians & Jenners are everything that's wrong with the US. And so are Jersey Shore a*holes and the Real Housewives crap.

This. You pay 10 dollars and 2 goes to the cause, the other dollars go to ceo's, rent and advertising. Remember "Foster Parents Plan"? They paid their ceo a ridiculous salary and were in one of the most expensive buildings in Amsterdam. Basterds.

Value vs Pay, there is no justification for CEO or CFO salaries being what they are. And everyone should shake in their boots when facing Katie Porter.

That's one of the reasons people love Keanu - he tends to share his big paychecks with the crew.

I think this should be regulated by law. Celebrities have a right to a personal life themselves and therefore taking pictures of celebrities when they are just living their lifes and making money out of those should be forbidden.

That's definitely an american thing...

I know of only one CEO worth the money, she tripled the local clinics footprint and really cared about clients snd staff, she increased pay and offered to help pay off employee student loans. She was a gem which male management and board hated. The men made handshake deals and ran the clinic into the red. Of course they forced her out. F*****s. Now the clinic is back to running like someone is tossing darts in a pub with six pints in them.

Educational institutions being run as a profit-making operations is sick, in my opinion. Has lead to all kinds of distortions and corruption.

in the US, there is a revolving door from top-level military to a posh job in government to a consultant/lobbyist for the companies in the military-industrial complex and then back again around and around depending on the current administration... all at ridiculously high pay rates for what they do...

They're not easy to find, but a good one is worth every penny

These people who do absolutely nothing for society should receive the small salaries. The cleaners, teachers, nurses and other proffessions that keep our society (and children) safe should make the big bucks.

They're technically gamblers... except it's others' money they gamble with. If the stock tanks, it's not these wall-street types who "lose their shirts".

Especially that jerk Sam Zell who precipitated the demise of the Chicago Tribune and WGN Radio

Life Coach: Someone who gets paid to tell people what to do without actually telling them what to do

Actually, no. Like realtors, many mortgage loan officers work for commission, or they have a flat salary while sitting at the desk, an dit's not great pay. Nowhere near the six figures people imagine. Pay starts at 25K if you get a base salary at all. The *bank* makes the money!

yes and no. I used to think this way till I was in management. Here are a few examples of what management do. (1) Decide on company strategy or division strategy. What are you going to focus on? What staffing and skillsets do you need? Which projects are you going to can? Do you have budget for the new project? What is a realistic rollout time? What is the target market? Will there be enough demand to cover salaries? etc. This is all done using statistical analyses. AKA what we call an MBA. (2) Staff are not working together as a team but are subtly conflicting and sabotaging each other in ways that can't quite be identified. They're not delivering on their jobs, just doing 'presentism' and coming to work. Identifying the problem and resolving it without threats, rather by using psychology. There's a research area called 'industrial psychology' which deals with this.

That's not actualyl all they do. They're WAY overpaid. But, having worked in the national news, they definitely do more than just read a teleprompter. Not as much as production assistants, of course! But more.

Yep...and there's bull on both sides. Republican or Democrat, they are just opposite sides of the same corrupt coin.

People like bubblegum and showmen. If you're a dull teacher and a fun teacher makes money doing this, it's fine. As long as the content is valid.

any musician who has made the big time is probably overpaid, not just rappers.

HAA!!! This is the only time I've seen someone else use "Worthless as tits on a boar" I like you sir/madam...

Triple digits? That sounds like a terrible pay.

Once addiction was labeled a disease, it attracted hundreds of greedy scum puppies who will actually take addicts to get drugs to avoid having to deal with the physical withdrawal symptoms. They all ought to be taken down.

I have to disagree here. I am a teacher and when I see the absolute sh*t the principals have to deal with regarding parents, governments, outside businesses, and the students themselves, they can have the extra few bucks. I'm nowhere near envious.

The guy who proposed "Wheels" wrote this.