"Obviously earning 400x a worker's wage is bullshit, there's no amount of work that justifies that." I don't think that's obvious, but let's stipulate that it'

"Obviously earning 400x a worker's wage is bullshit, there's no amount of work that justifies that." I don't think that's obvious, but let's stipulate that it's true. While there may be no amount of work that justifies it, there is an amount of ownership that justifies it. Not everyone is a up-the-ladder CEO that gets placed into a firm and then rent-seeks for a few years while waiting for a golden parachute. Some people founded their firms and reap the financial gains directly from what they've built - and if that is 400 or 500 or 600x what the janitor makes, so be it.