Its a perennial question, but one that still merits examination, given that one of the big complaints of the Occupy Wall Street movement has to do with the increasing wage disparity between the income-and-or-wealth of the top 1% vs the rest of us.

Economist Mike Moffat offered some new perspective on this yesterday, when he pointed out on that More NHLers earn 6 million+ a year than Canadian CEOs do. And while sports commentators and fans sometimes roll their eyes at the astronomical salaries top athletes currently command, theyre not exactly taking to the streets in protest.

So why are people so outraged by executive compensation, but not by the salaries of sports figures?

There are two different questions to ask the question of are CEOs paid too much.

One is to ask whether CEO salaries are too high given what they contribute to the firms they manage.

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The new school was designed by Klipp and Hutton Architecture Studio, and could cut energy costs by as much as 80 percent. (Special to The Denver Post)

MOSCA Katie Fransen’s old school “was like a potato shed,” she said.

“It looked like and it felt like a potato warehouse,” said the high school junior from Mosca.

For administrators of the 350-student Sangre de Cristo School District, keeping the boxy, drafty K-12 school heated during the San Luis Valley’s typically blustery winters was a draining endeavor.

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What kind of business do you want to open? I think food based business still has prospect. People always want to eat a new food. This is a potential market for business owner. If you need to open new restaurant, you should have great concept. Business planning is a must for a new restaurant to predict the long term profit projection and any factor that is related to the restaurant business. After all things are cleared, we need to know how to find furniture for our restaurant. This is a primary need for your restaurant. You can hire an interior designer to build nice perception of your restaurant from the design. The nice interior design will give benefit for your restaurant and increase the possibility of coming customer. Get full info…

Are you confused about the numerous retirement plans in front of you and totally wondering which one suits you the best? Then it is time for you to know more about Roth IRA, the non taxable money which you get after your retirement, just by saving the money in your savings account through the Roth IRA. Get full info…

For many SEO and online marketing campaigns, a major stumbling block is when clients have unrealistic expectations regarding the outcome of their campaigns. Most SEO experts are responsible for helping the client understand all areas of the campaign to manage their expectations even before the real work begins.

While many clients may be surprised to hear this, SEO clients also have responsibilities that they need to meet in order to help their SEO company to get things done effectively and consistently.

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Small businesses investing in AdWords campaigns should start thinking about how they can integrate new social and mobile features after Google unveiled a range of new upgrades for search ads that will see integration with multimedia and social media.

The move comes as Google is pushing more businesses using its services to adopt mobile and social strategies as it promotes Android and mobile search as two of its biggest product streams.

It also comes as a separate report indicates that Google is speaking with some of America’s largest retailers to create new types of “circular” ads that have the same likeness as paper catalogues.

In a new blog post Google vice president of product management Nick Fox says more businesses are using experimental methods of advertising through AdWords, including the addition of media ads which include video within search ad results.

But as Fox points out, more than 20% of desktop searches on Google are related to location and on mobile that figure jumps to 40%. He po

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After meeting with Vice President Joe Biden, major lenders are increasing loans to small businesses. According to American Banker, Biden met with executives from 13 banks including Citigroup, KeyCorp and M&T Bank.  Citigroup pledged $24 billion in loans to small business in the U.S. over the next 3 years.

 President Barack Obama has said that small-business lending is a key element in the economic recovery, and several banks have announced initiatives to increase their lending. Vi

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There’s no better way to advertise for your company than by putting your name and logo into pockets and purses. Small items that people carry around with them everywhere serve as constant reminders of your business.

You can give away promotional items like koozies and Frisbees, but they’ll probably be put away in a closet or cupboard and not looked at that often. The things people look at all the time are the things they carry around with them. Women’s purses hold items like small mirrors, calculators, and sunglass cases. Men will carry laser pointers and business card clips. Both use key rings and small notebooks.

The virtue in these items is that they’re small, so they don’t cost a lot, but they get used a great deal. By their Get full info…