In 19th Century England, where income disparity was only slightly less egregious than that of 21st Century Cheery Fascist Reagan-Bush-Bush-Cheney America, there were a host of hospitals and organizations with names like the one listed in the title above. (That was a real organization, by the way.)
Today's New York Times has a special report on CEO compensation. You can read the gory details here: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/business/06comp.html?hp
The rich are getting richer. The poor are getting poorer. 80,000 more lost their jobs last month, while the "Boardroom Buddy System" produces statistics like these: As reported in the New York Times, "According to the Congressional Research Service, average pay for chief executives stood at 179 times average worker pay in 2005, up from a multiple of 90 in 1994. Adjusted for inflation, average worker pay rose by a total of only 8 percent from 1995 to 2005; median pay for chief executives at the 350 largest companies rose 150 percent."
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