[JoeAltmaier]

Is this a real question?

After deregulation, executives figured out they could write themselves checkes indiscriminately. So they have done so ever since.

The conversation in the E-Suite over annual salary is entirely about "Are we gonna get our full bonus this year?" Not "Is our rank-and-file pay fair and equitable?"

Known companies that reported "No raised this year, no money for them." Because executive bonuses soaked up 80% of the profits. In fact, if they don't soak up the entirety of the profits with bonuses, they're doing it wrong.