hose who support current CEO pay levels reason that that comp is generally determined by market forces, and that "a CEOs price reflects the relative scarcity of executive talent," especially during COVID-19 environment. Those who are against CEO pay levels assert that they are "generally excessive, unduly influenced by the CEO, and "manipulated to benefit a chief executive with bonuses."

For a an intellectually stimulating and fun exercise:

1. Select a CEO from highest paid CEO list

2. Research the Internet to find more details regarding the CEO's most recent pay. (E.g. Type in search box CEO name + salary)

Q: Is your selected CEOs total compensation too much, just enough or not enough? (To support your argument include the CEOs pay components* and CEO pay ratio. (*Salary, bonuses, long term incentives (and criteria for measuring performance), benefits and perks), as well as CEO pay ratio.)

EXECUTIVE NAME COMPANY (TICKER) TOTAL COMP. CHANGE IN PAY** FY END REVENUE ($M) 1. Patrick P. Gelsinger (INTC) $177,905,400 n/a $79,024 2. Tim Cook (AAPL) $98,734,394 569% $365,817 3. Hock E. Tan (AVGO) $60,703,627 1542% $27,450 4. Satya Nadella (MSFT) $49,858,280 12% $168,088 5. Thomas M. Rutledge (CHTR) $41,800,961 8% $51,682 David Solomon (GS) 6. $39,545,072 65% $58,982 (GS) $35,265,559 104% 323 $23,063 7. Gary E. Dickerson Applied Materials (AMAT) $34,045,217 n/a 335 $27,131 8. Jonathan M. Jaffe Lennar (LEN) $34,045,217 55% 335 $27,131 9. Rick Beckwitt Lennar (LEN) $32,920,708 n/a 913 $44,538 10. John Donahoe II NIKE (NKE) $31,105,788 n/a 644 $67,418 11. Robert A. Chapek The Walt Disney Company (DIS) $30,944,838 17% 211 12. Alfred F. Kelly, Jr. Visa (V) $24,105 $30,349,976 60% 284 $27,774 13. David V. Auld D.R. Horton (DHI) $28,333,498 n/a 1084 $132,509 14. Rosalind G. Brewer Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) $27,620,893 n/a 548 $97,287 15. Carol B. Tom United Parcel Service (UPS) $26,039,043 13% 297 $93,775 16. Alex Gorsky Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) $25,497,493 6% 378 $43,799 17. Stephen J. Squeri American Express (AXP) $25,446,695 10% 204 $49,818 18. Charles H. Robbins Cisco Systems (CSCO) $25,316,709 27% 391 $27,705 19. Sanjay Mehrotra Micron Technology (MU) $24,590,663 40% 1791 $38,655 20. James Quincey Coca-Cola (KO) $24,303,318 24% 262 $81,288 21. Albert Bourla Pfizer (PFE) $24,073,838 35% 195 $20,444 22. C. Lourenco Goncalves Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF)