> the current outrage is driven by the spiking CEO pay while making significant cut backs, Imagine CEO pay wasn't high. They would still be reaping a huge por

> the current outrage is driven by the spiking CEO pay while making significant cut backs, Imagine CEO pay wasn't high. They would still be reaping a huge portion of the benefit of shareholder-friendly (and less employee-friendly) policies, but escaping the blame. Effectively, the amount of capital appreciation they've squeezed from layoffs dwarfs the CEO pay package, without any scrutiny.