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		balls187 on June 18, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Highest-Paid CEOs Are The Worst Performers, Ne... What you're saying makes no sense. Investors put money into businesses to grow the business, not support a formerly wealthy CEO's standard of lifestyle.

Retric on June 18, 2014 [–]

It's not about supporting a lifestyle it's about having a CEO willing to keep working there. Finding a competent replacement for significantly under 200k is unlikely. Sure, they might take stock but that's not 'free'.

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