Because the CEOs usually stay rich and the people who lose their jobs don't. And there's no rule stating that the CEO has to make 1000x what other people do. If

Because the CEOs usually stay rich and the people who lose their jobs don't. And there's no rule stating that the CEO has to make 1000x what other people do. If you want to keep it that way, good on you. Some folks want something different and so they hold executives to a different standard!