Sorry that the link doesn't work.
Its a riddle for me, as I posted it and it still works for me.
Still, I'm sorry if I wasted anyone's time.
re: "why does it matter what the head of a business makes."
It matter a lot when its not performance-consistent and there are unredeemed shareholders or underpaid /laid-off staff.
Case-in-point: Former GM CEO Rick Wagner's 2007 compensation: $15.7mil.
More at the local level, some of us factor excessive executive compensation into purchase decisions.
and when you ask : "What is excessive compensation?"
I answer "Its whatever I say it is, because its my money Im spending."
Free market cuts both ways.
Without public scrutiny, excessive compensation tends to become the norm rather than the exception.