Should CEO pay be capped?
An employee earns €1,800 a month, their CEO 300 times more.
- Cap the gap by law
- Transparency and a shareholder vote
- The market sets wages, it's not the state's job
What's at stake: The disagreement is about what justifies pay: merit and company cohesion, or the scarcity of executives in a global market.
The left's argument
Such gaps don't reflect merit and undermine cohesion within the company.
The centre's argument
Require transparency and a shareholder vote, without the state setting salaries.
The right's argument
Top executives are rare: it's up to shareholders to set what they are paid.
And you, where do you stand?
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