Tighten the boundaries on CEO pay, benefits: Your Say

In 2014, U.S. CEOs made 303 times as much as the average worker's salary, according to a recent report from the Economic Policy Institute. Facebook comments edited for clarity and grammar:

Executive compensation has little to do with economics. It is about relationships, the old boy network and politics.

The remedy is to hold boards accountable for keeping compensation within reasonable bounds, and for the Securities and Exchange Commission and the IRS to define reasonable. Five to 10 times median compensation is more than sufficient.

—David Sandler

Chief executives build companies, nurture them, expand them if we make smart decisions. We invest, we lose sleep, we travel and are away from our loved ones. We work hard. We invest too much of our time and money. We make jobs if we are successful. We get fired if we don't. We take the risks. We make more than others. So?

—Marcus David

Chief executives are often part of a firm's board and advocate things that benefit them. It's a constant cycle.

—Mark Herring

There are plenty of musicians, actors and professional athletes with far less responsibility, who make much more than the average CEO. Yet few people complain about that. It is up to the stockholders of each company to determine CEO pay.

It is the stockholders' money that is being spent and their investment that is at stake, and they get an annual vote to determine company policies and pay.

—Sal Maggiore