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Pedantic nit: they aren't taking the lion's share, they are just taking a much larger share. CEO pay makes up a small fraction of total pay given to all employe

Pedantic nit: they aren't taking the lion's share, they are just taking a much larger share. CEO pay makes up a small fraction of total pay given to all employees so it's not "the lion's share".

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perfmode 8y ago
what qualifies as a lions share?
- Mtinie 8y ago
  > what qualifies as a lions share? If you follow Phaedrus's telling[0], introduced as "Partnership with the mighty is never trustworthy" -- all of it: "I take the first portion because of my title, since I am addressed as king; the second portion you will assign to me, since I’m your partner; then because I am the stronger, the third will follow me; and an accident will happen to anyone who touches the fourth." Other versions from around the world typically have the lion taking a majority of whatever is being divided, and whenever possible, everything. --- [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion%27s_share#The_Phaedrus_version https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion%27s_share#The_Phaedrus_ve...
- Consultant32452 8y ago
  The better question, in my opinion, is what qualifies as a "CEO?" The article makes it clear that they just cherry-picked the top paid 350 CEOs in the country. But there's nearly a quarter million CEOs in the US.
  - cannonedhamster 8y ago
    The article states it's the largest 350 company CEOs. Probably based on https://www.epi.org/publication/ceo-compensation-surged-in-2017/ https://www.epi.org/publication/ceo-compensation-surged-in-2...