You cannot have 500 times the salary of your entry level employees as a CEO.
Sheldon Whitehouse: “You cannot have 500 times the salary of your entry level employees as a CEO.”
On the recordSeptember 20, 2023
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Whitehouse critiques excessive CEO pay compared to entry-level wages.
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