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When we talk about why Medicaid is becoming unsustainable due to increasing healthcare costs, why don't we ever hear Republicans or Democrats mention salaries for hospital CEOs?
Here are the 2023 salaries for the CEO, President, and CFO of the largest chain of hospitals in Louisiana, LCMC.
https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/943480131
Here is some information about Louisiana and Federal cuts to Medicaid if it's allowed to be released from the freedom loving, patriotic state of Louisiana:
https://pimento-mori.ghost.io/louisiana-doge-secret-meetings-may-have-involved-plans-to-cut-medicaid-2/
I see this has a lot of back and forth, but you’re right. While ceo wages are high, the largest issue with wealth inequality goes beyond just wages (usually stock/ownership, etc.)
If you look, many CEOs don’t get most of their wealth from salary. It’s the same reason Trump was “willing” to take a $1 salary for president, the grift is happening elsewhere.
I see this has a lot of back and forth, but you’re right. While ceo wages are high, the largest issue with wealth inequality goes beyond just wages (usually stock/ownership, etc.)
If you look, many CEOs don’t get most of their wealth from salary. It’s the same reason Trump was “willing” to take a $1 salary for president, the grift is happening elsewhere.
Exactly the grift/graft isn’t their pay necessarily.