These figures are disturbing, but the good news is that Americans  American Reincreasingly reject the old myth that CEOs make so much money because they’re just that much smarter and harder-working than the rest of us. Public outrage over these extreme pay gaps is now so high that a majority of Americans across the political spectrum favor a cap on CEO pay relative to worker pay, regardless of company performance.

Source: America’s Inequality Problem in One Statistic | The Smirking Chimp