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Joe Lieberman: “I do not think we foresaw how sharply executive compensation would rise.”

On the recordMay 8, 2012
I do not think we foresaw how sharply executive compensation would rise.
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

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Senator Lieberman reflects on the unexpected rise in executive compensation since 1997.

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