Don't quite see your logic...the guy is not obligated to donate anything. The fact that a global tragedy has impacted him on a personal level and he is giving $10million shows the type of person he is.

We look at athletes and entertainers to contribute, I would like to see a list of the personal donations of the CEO's of the Fortune 500. These are people whose total compensation meet or exceed many of the athletes and entertainers noted.

 

^^ I think most professional athletes/entertainers make a lot more money than most CEOs, even Fortune 500 ones...

 

You must be kidding right???

How many atheletes are worth 100million+??? Dont know? Ill help you....3. Yes, three. Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, and Mike Sumacher.


There are no billionaire actors of sports figures. These people are not on the same level as CEOs and Fortune 500 people.

 

Hmmm I stand corrected. For the Fortune 500, you're absolutely right and I'm an idiot.

 

The Ceo of Costco, one of Sam's Clubs competors makes 350,000 a year. Maybe if the other CEO's of big companies stop making billion dollar salaries and stock options every year maybe their companies would make more money. there are hardly any CEO's that are worth even close to those figures, for example on the level of former GE ceo Jack Welch. I mean think about it. The god damn president makes less then half a million a year.

 

Would he have given $10M if his body guard had not pershed? no one knows the answer to that. Call me a jerk but it makes his donation look more of a Knee Jerk reaction more than anything. $10M is a ton of $. It was very nice of him no matter what the circumstances were.

 

[QUOTE=Scot,Jan 6 2005, 09:52 AM] Would he have given $10M if his body guard had not pershed?

 

i disagree with you. you see in the news all these basball players, randy johnson being bought by yankees, etc, that are making over $100 million over a relatively short number of years. If they dont piss it all away buying women and coke then they have a very good opportunity to get into that +$100 million athlete salary glass ceiling

 

cyber x,
After we finish with the Tsunami, I'll pass the collection plate for these folks.....

1. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.,
2003
H. Lee Scott
total compenation; $28,963,872
cash on options exercised; $121,063
value of unexpired options; $5,147,856

2. Exxon Mobil Corp.
2002
L. R. Raymond
total compenation; $25,831,849
cash on options exercised; $16,660,539
value of unexpired options; $46,263,677

3. General Motors Corp.
2002
G. R. Wagoner
total compenation; $14,719,632
cash on options exercised; $5,079,422
unexpired options; N/A

4. Ford Motor Co.
2002
William Clay Ford
total compenation; $21,839,952
cash on options exercised; N/A
unexpired options; N/A

5. General Electric Co.
2003
Jeffrey R. Immelt
total compenation; $7,658,599
cash on options exercised; $4,176,576
unexpired options; $16,062,310

6. ChevronTexaco Corp.
couldn't find....

7. ConocoPhillips
2003
James J. Mulva
total compenation; $16,168,186
cash on options exercised; $1,371,831
unexpired options; $34,643,888

8. Citigroup Inc.
2003
Sanford I. Weill
total compenation; $44,613,277
cash on options exercised; $23,389,157
unexpired options; $35,709,817

9. International Business Machines Corp.
2003
S. J. Palmisano
total compenation; $20,195,532
cash on options exercised; N/A
unexpired options; $32,781,374

10. American International Group, Inc.
2002
M. R. Greenberg
total compenation; $20,542,250
cash on options exercised; $12,161,142
unexpired options; $34,262,291

 

^^ Yup, I just looked up some similar data, and the Fortune 500 guys make a hell of a lot more than I thought.