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2007-04-10 01:56:35 · 3 answers · asked by shuaib u 1 in Social Science ➔ Economics
The highest incomes are earned by hedge fund managers (the highest was 1.5 billion), then celebrities and CEO's (the best paid earn several hundred million). Extremely high salaries exist where salaries are negotiated because either a unique talent or position prevents competitive market forces from working. There is information about who and how much in various posts at http://visualizingeconomics.com/
2007-04-10 03:19:01 · answer #1 · answered by meg 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chief Executive positions for major corporations -- they all work together to increase their salaries and to procure multi-million dollar bonuses even if their companies lose money. The culture in the U.S. is that you're somehow "entitled" to eight-or-nine-figure stock options and severence packages that look more like Defense budgets than pay checks once you get to the top of the corporate ladder. And if you're up there and can't find the millions of dollars with which to line your pockets, all you have to do is cook the books.
2007-04-10 02:06:43 · answer #2 · answered by sarge927 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CEO's, the uber famous celebrities:from most walks of life but more so the actresses that make $20 million or more a picture and of course the people who own movie, tv, and music companies or represent celebs usually get more than the celeb themselves.
2007-04-10 02:46:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋