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Compensation expert GRAEF ("GRAFE") CRYSTAL

Compensation expert GRAEF ("GRAFE") CRYSTAL. He used to design compensation packages for CEOs. But he's since become critical of the widening gap between what top executives make and what workers do. He recently conducted a preliminary survey of executive compensation in the nation's largest corporations. The survey found that the pay of chief executives has been rising, while that of workers has stagnated.

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