Class warfare?

In 1980, the average large company CEO only received 42 times the average worker's pay. In 2011, the ratio of CEO-to-worker pay between CEOs of the S&P 500 Index companies and U.S. workers was 380.

The average level of CEO pay in the S&P 500 Index increased 13.9 percent in 2011, following a 22.8 percent increase in CEO pay in 2010.  The average CEO pay of companies in the S&P 500 Index rose to $12.94 million in 2011.

In 2011, average wages increased just 2.8 percent and average worker pay totaled $34,053. 

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