Robert Reich: What We Can Do To Stop Out-Of-Control CEO Pay – OpEd

The pay disparity between CEOs and typical workers has become obscene. But there’s something we can do about this. (I’ll get to it in a moment.)

First, some history and numbers: 

In 1965, CEOs typically earned 20 times the typical worker's pay.

By 1979, the ratio between a CEO’s pay and that of the median worker...