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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “So it is exceedingly common for CEOs of these major corporations to have their pay tied to the stock price.”

On the recordMay 14, 2019
So it is exceedingly common for CEOs of these major corporations to have their pay tied to the stock price.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Ocasio-Cortez explains the link between CEO compensation and stock prices.

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