The CEO's salary, even if absurdly high, will generally pale in comparison to the revenue of the company. So long as salaries and other expenses aren't absurdly

The CEO's salary, even if absurdly high, will generally pale in comparison to the revenue of the company. So long as salaries and other expenses aren't absurdly high across the board, a high CEO salary will only have a marginal effect on the company as a whole. Since her compensation only really affects her, those saying it should be lower aren't concerned for yahoo, but rather jealous of her. They think they could have done what she's done, and don't know why she's getting paid so well for it while they aren't. Capitalism (at it extreme) takes as an assumption that things are distributed fairly, and that merit is what achieves a reward. Deviations from this are therefore a source of ire to capitalists.