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Blog: CEOs Get Raises, Workers Get Lay-offs

Sep 06, 2011 | By Jean Sammon [1]

Jean Sammon

Take a look at this chart, which appeared in Mother Jones magazine in March of this year (http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/05/ceo-executive-pay-layoffs [2])

CEO pay & workers

What does this say to you?

This ailing economy of ours is obviously still working for some people at the top. Are these the "job creators" we keep hearing about?  Do these companies and CEOs deserve more tax breaks?

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Source URL: http://www.networklobby.org/blog/2011-9-6/ceos-and-workers

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[2] http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/05/ceo-executive-pay-layoffs
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