Contrary to what NPR told listeners this morning, the bailout has no serious restrictions on CEO pay. It has weak provisions that limit the tax deductions for very narrow categories of executive compensation. It is not clear whether these restrictions will limit any CEO's pay, however there is no doubt that executives at companies like Goldman Sachs will still rake in tens of millions of dollars even as their banks get billions of taxpayer subsidies.
--Dean Baker
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