>On Behalf Of Wojtek Sokolowski
>
> Actually, Gates' salary is very modest by US standards. Last time I
> checked the US securities commission webpage that posts this kind of
> information on publicly traded companies - under $500 k (sic!) which is
> very low as compared to, say, chief mickey mouse eisner who rakes
> in $7m in
> salary alone. Gates' wealth takes the form of Microsfot equity.
Which highlights the fact that salary differentials are understating general inequality, since stock options are a major source of income for upper-end workers. Anyone out there calculating wage differentials incorporating stock options?
-- nathan