Back in the late 1970s you could buy a Hamburger, Fry and Small Drink for 95 cents. Not so today. Marxism at work again.

[braalian]

Indeed, so it seems it is less about "importance" and more about revenue generated

No one said being a star in sports or movies or whatever is “important”

But they (the talent) are the ones getting people to open their wallets and thus they deserve a corresponding piece of the pie

 

[Harpy Eagle]

No one said being a star in sports or movies or whatever is “important”

But they (the talent) are the ones getting people to open their wallets and thus they deserve a corresponding piece of the pie

The person I responded to implied that people's pay was paid based on their importance.

That is what I was taking issue with

 

[Zincwarrior]

CEO salary is now 200x worker pay last year in the US.

CEOs made nearly 200 times what their workers got paid last year

The typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 13% last year, easily surpassing the gains for workers at a time when inflation was putting considerable pressure on Americans’ budgets.

apnews.com