> I can't think of any other explanation why the compensation of (non-founder) CEOs is so high. Really? Have you tried? As a thought experiment, imagine (jus

> I can't think of any other explanation why the compensation of (non-founder) CEOs is so high. Really? Have you tried? As a thought experiment, imagine (just hypothetically, of course) that companies were mostly run by grasping plutocrats, and members of the same group of greedy plutocrats sat on the boards of their friends' companies, and set their compensation.