There is a glut of unemployed bankers & finance industry workers out there. What happens to wages for labor when there's more workers than jobs? Wages go down or at best stagnate, right? Why should it be any different for highly paid executives? The government should make the companies that already received billions of tax-payer money give back the bonuses they paid out, 18+ billion worth. It's really pulls at your heart strings that some feel they can't get by on $500,000 per year plus stock options. The compensation culture has to change from high risk short term profit, gimme my $50 million I'm outta here before it goes bust; to more long term viability/profitability. Share holders need a meaningful voting say on management compensation & perks, that counts, not the jury-rigged in favor of the board & top echelon that is in place now. It's one thing when you're spending & risking your own money, and quite another when you're spending & risking other peoples money.