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1、原文GluttonsAtTheGateAuthor：Hood,DuncanHowCEOsbecameobscenelyoverpaid,andwhatcanbedoneaboutit.ItwasabitterlycoldFebruarymorninginTorontojustoverayearagowhenGaryHawtonwitnessedamiracle.AsCEOofMeritasMutualFunds,asociallyresponsibleinvestingcompanyinKitchener,Ont.,hehadbeenwatchingex
2、ecutivepaylevelssurgefromgeneroustoridiculousoverthelast15years,andhe'dhadenough.Asof2007,thecollectivecompensationofCanada's100best-paidCEOshadcrashedthroughthebillion-dollarmark,andaverageindividualpaypackagesweretopping$10millionapiece.Asaprofessionalinvestor,Hawtonknewthatmos
3、tCEOsweresimplynotworththatkindofmoney.HesentletterstoallthebigCanadianbanksaskingthemtoallowshareholderstovoteonCEOpaypackages.Hespokeoutatshareholdermeetingsandtalkeduptheissuetothepress.Atfirst,hewascompletelyignored.ButHawton,aformerinvestmentbankerraisedwithstrongChristianva
4、lues,isabitofacrusader.Solastyear,hedecidedtotryadifferentstrategy.Hewouldintroduceashareholder'smotionthat,ifpassed,wouldpavethewayforavoteonexecutivepaywhetherthebankslikeditornot.Heknewitwasalongshot.Heknewitwouldtakeatleasttwoyears,quitealotofmoneyandinfinitereservesofpatienc
5、e.Healsoknewthathismissionwouldquitelikelymakehimthefinancialworld'sDonQuixote.Loneinvestorsgenerallydon'tstandachancewhentakingonentrenchedcorporatedirectors.Butlatelyithasbeguntoseemthatmaybe,justmaybe,theexecutivecompensationwindmillwasreadyforafall.Astherecessiondragsonandrea
6、lsufferingsetsinamongworkingCanadians,mind-bogglingpaypackagesforCEOshavetriggeredapalpablerageinthepublicandconsiderableuneasinessamongtheluckyfewinthetoptier.TheCanadianCentreforPolicyAlternativesrecentlycalculatedthatafterabitmorethanadayofwork,theaveragetop-100CEOhasalreadyea
7、rnedmorethantheaverageCanadianworkerwillearninafullyear.It'snotjusttheabsoluteamountsthatarehead-spinning,it'stherateofincrease.Between1998and2007,afteraccountingforinflation,theaverageweeklywagesandsalariesofregularCanadianworkersactuallydeclinedbyafewpercentagepoints.Butrealpay
8、forthebest-paidCEOsinthecountryexplodedb
