Well, you make a good point and I speak half in jest regarding athletes and actors.(Although famous actors do make a lot of money). I guess I just noticed this

Well, you make a good point and I speak half in jest regarding athletes and actors.(Although famous actors do make a lot of money). I guess I just noticed this a long time ago in large companies. A guy at the top makes a lot of money. He often provides a symbolic role, a bit of (often bad) strategy, much ass covering, credit taking, bus pushing and ladder climbing... but the real services the company provides are actually carried out by people making much less. So... I maintain, that the actual importance to society of task performed is often inversely correlated with earning.