On Aug 20, 2006, at 12:41 PM, Russell McMahon wrote: > > > http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article? > AID=200660816004&template=printart I thought this paragraph was more "telling" than any in the article: "U.S. CEOs' income is 550 times greater than the average employee's," says Abegglen. Citing figures from compensation consultants Tower Perrin, he says that in Japan, "the multiple is about 10 or 11 - almost identical to Germany." "Compensation is distributed within the community, and no one person is given room to be so overly compensated," he says. -- Nate Duehr nate@natetech.com -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist