The fact is our members of congress, the senate, and the President do, and comparing the wages of the President, a public servant, against any CEO, is like comparing the salary of a bricklayer against a first string draft pick for the NFL. The President and any other elected official is a voluntary position, the compensation should reflect this. The CEO is a hired position and his compensation should reflect the monies he is able to return to the company and the stockholders, he retains his position through his ability to manage people, marketing, and driving the company to success. Quite frankly a successful CEO, with a drive to help get this country back on track, may just be what the country needs. Because a lifelong professional politician has not been working out so well for many many years. Harry Truman said it best when he stated, "My choice early in life was either to be a piano player in a whorehouse, or a politician, and to tell the truth, there's hardly any  difference".