I think most people understand what the business-side of a business does and what purpose it exists for and why those things are important. What most people do

I think most people understand what the business-side of a business does and what purpose it exists for and why those things are important. What most people don't understand is why the business-side, and especially at the executive level, deserves to be paid so much higher (sometimes exponentially more) than the technical side where the product/brand value is usually being directly or indirectly created? Especially in a tech-oriented business, which more and more U.S. businesses are now-a-days. An article explaining how these effects come into fruition (whether it is that business-people tend to be equipped with better negotiation skills, are better at selling their own skillsets in an interview setting, etc.) might be better received. edit: though this will quickly lead to a discussion on the merits of (late) capitalism as a whole because these problems extend well past the tech world. It's just that now that our economy is decidedly service-based, technical products (or products that at least depend on technology and therefore technologists) are beginning to dominate the landscape but the unbalanced pay for workers/programmers vs. managers/upper-echelon is more pronounced than ever.