executive pay - What He Said: The Words of Jesus Christ http://whathesaid.com Making the words of Jesus Christ easy to read and explore Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:09:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 Two Views on All Those 0s http://whathesaid.com/2009/11/05/two-views-on-all-those-0s/ http://whathesaid.com/2009/11/05/two-views-on-all-those-0s/#respond Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:09:13 +0000 https://whathesaid.com/?p=164 I have a feeling Jesus might have a few things to say about the compensation of top executives today. Like maybe: “Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of God.” — Matthew 19:24 Barclays CEO John […]

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]]> I have a feeling Jesus might have a few things to say about the compensation of top executives today. Like maybe:

“Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of God.” — Matthew 19:24

Barclays CEO John Varley has a slightly different take on the matter:

“The injunction of Jesus to love others as ourselves is an endorsement of self-interest. We have to tolerate the inequality as a way to achieving greater prosperity and opportunity for all.”

You can read some more of Varley’s thoughts here.

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