Forum Post: Common CEO Perks paid by Companies

CEO's receive the following common perks that are paid by companies in the United States-

Automotive Parking/Expenses-55% Club Dues-20.2 % Company Gifts/Discounts-4.3% Corporate Housing-9.6% Event Tickets-10.6% Executive Physicals/Medical Exams-34.0% Family Spousal Travel-22.3% Home Office Expenses-4.3% Matching Charitable Contributions-13.8% SOURCE: Equilar 2010 CEO Benefits & Perquisites Report

It would be nice if we, the people of the United States of America, received the above common CEO Perks also!

Instead, we have received the following:

1. Underwater mortgages!
2. Expensive interest and fees on student loans; car loans; credit cards; and mortgage loans!
3. Most well paid jobs off shored to other countries like China, Mexico, India, etc.
4. No medical coverage accept for people that have jobs with medical coverage (premiums going up daily); Medicare; Medicaid; or you pay for your own medical coverage!
5. Travel is camping, hiking, body surfing, walking-anything that requires little or no money! 6, We don't need parking as we can't afford the car payments, insurance, and maintenance!

In the United States, wealth is highly concentrated in a relatively few hands. As of 2007, the top 1% of households (the upper class) owned 34.6% of all privately held wealth, and the next 19% (the managerial, professional, and small business stratum) had 50.5%, which means that just 20% of the people owned a remarkable 85%, leaving only 15% of the wealth for the bottom 80% (wage and salary workers). In terms of financial wealth (total net worth minus the value of one's home), the top 1% of households had an even greater share: 42.7%. Details drawn from the careful work of economist Edward N. Wolff at New York University (2010).