I post this link every time this topic comes up: http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2011/11/kaplan_on_the_i.html http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2011/11/kaplan_

I post this link every time this topic comes up: http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2011/11/kaplan_on_the_i.html http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2011/11/kaplan_on_the_i.htm... EconTalk interviewed Kaplan about this very subject. His research shows that CEO's pay has _not_ risen faster than any other "highly skilled labor", such as doctors, lawyers, etc. If you listen to the podcast, it is a very convincing set of data backing up his conclusion. Instead, hedge fund managers are the ones that have absolutely rocketed out of the stratosphere in terms of inflating pay.