6 Unpopular CEOs Who Still Collect Millions

Like Tony Hayward, these other execs have come under intense scrutiny

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Robert Rizzo, public official (Package worth: $30 million). In one of this year's more bizarre—and, to California residents, maddening—stories, officials are still trying to figure out how Robert Rizzo, who up until this month served as the city manager of Bell, Calif., stayed under the public radar for so long. Rizzo, whose CEO-like work for the debt-strapped city mysteriously earned him $787,637 per year, could end up getting upwards of $30 million in pension payouts. It now appears that outrageous salaries were the norm in Bell: Its police chief, for instance, made $457,000 per year.

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CEO is a very demanding job. We are equally disgusted when athletes sign 7-year, $140 million contracts that are obviously worth more than their services, BUT someone has to get the profit from BILLION dollar industries. We should quit complaining when we feel people unjustly receive money and support taxing the ridiculously high-income brackets. Utilitarian Economic Theory can help lead to greater social good, but it will never take away jealousy.

reverburator of IL 4:52PM December 10, 2010

I was married in 1998,divorced then lost my home that was in a crock/loop. Ameriquest was later in mutli-state suit. They had the nerve to send me a $50.00 check,no need to talk about how many times I moved and went through all kind of changes. The Bible says there's nothing new under the sun. Last night I learned about DeepPocketTheory,Quisa Contract. We really need to read more about what's legal and the history of this country. These people have no problem doing everybody else as long as they HAVE. Read Luke 16 about the Rich man & Lazarus,that'll explain the future for these brains. I guess they going to blame this on the WHITE house too. Oh that more than enough.

God really does need to bless this country with all it's GREED.

Tee of TX 9:05PM November 16, 2010

we should hang all these people.

pioter of CA 1:21AM November 04, 2010

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