Nothing seems likely to stop the upward pay spiral for top executives: not reasoned argument, name-calling, tax and/or regulatory change.

似乎没有什么可以阻止高管薪酬上升的趋势：无论是合理的论证、言语的中伤还是税收和/或监管政策的改变。

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It will also require that salaries for top executives be tied to the bank's performance while allowing some pay to be confiscated if Banks lose money.

如果银行亏损，将允许没收其部分工资。

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Pensions for top executives rose an average of 19% in 2008, with more than 200 executives seeing pensions increase more than 50%, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis.

据《华尔街日报》的一份分析，2008年美国企业高层管理人员的退休金平均增长了19%，有200多位高管的退休金增加了50%以上。

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Mister Obama placed limits on pay for top executives at banks that receive new aid money from the government.

VOA: special.2009.02.06

But groups say they have to compete with the business world for top executives.

VOA: special.2009.11.02

For top executives this payout can amount to as much as 90% of total compensation.

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Investors also pointed to the compensation arrangements for top executives other than Mr Cook.

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At BP's AGM in 2009, 38% of voting shareholders disapproved of its lavish remuneration packages for top executives.

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