[byusteeler]

In the US CEO pay has become obscene, at the same time many companies are laying off and lowereing the payscales of their workforce. In some countries CEOs or anyone for that matter can only make a certain amount of money anything more than that is taxed at 100%, So there is no incentive to screw their employees to give themselves more than they would ever need. (It seems in the US these guys can never have enough) I wish I knew the answer. I don't know if I can say business names here so I will be vague. A famous Ice Cream business started with the plan that in order for anyone at the top of the company to get a raise everyone all the way down to the bottom got a raise. They have since gone public( I think that is what they call it when you sell stock now) and unfortunately no longer do this. Other companies have had plans where the person at the top couldn't make more than a certain % of what the people at the bottom made. I think this kind of thing is better than simply taking from the rich and giving to the poor. Partially because I think there are already a lot of entitlement programs for the poor and it is always the middle class that gets the short end of the stick.

Seems my answers can never be short. So here is the short answer, It depends.

And to Bruce Wayne: voluntary contributions? that is already available and we see how well that is working. Sorry being cynical. Many people with money donate to very worthy causes.