related_tweet: @herrerabeutler 1/2 ceo compensation increased from $1.5 million in 1978 to $16.3 million in 2014,  or 997%.  a typical workers wages grew very little: the annual  compensation, adjusted for inflation, of the average worker rose from $48k in 1978 to just $53k in 2014,  an increase of 10.9%.