On top of the staggering after-tax annual profit of $10.16 billion announced by the Commonwealth Bank, it was also made public that the CBA’s CEO is sitting on a $10.4 million annual salary package.
I’m not really known for my math but I believe that settles at a rather disturbing amount of (give or take a few pennies) about $200k per week. Yep, per week! WTF does this guy do? Jump tall buildings, whilst saving old ladies’ lives? Fight alien wars single-handedly for the good of humankind? Or perhaps donate money into infrastructure to help those struggling? Have I got this right? Because if I have, I think there’s something so very, very wrong with our whole monetary system.
The sheep keep grazing as the chefs sharpen their knives.


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