It is obvious that the people who write and talk about this issue think that something is very wrong here. The purpose of raising it as the issue of the week is to get some consensus on what people think the ethical issue really is. Is it a simple matter of fairness between senior management, employees and shareholders?

Or is there a societal issue as well? Critics seem to see this as evidence of what political commentator Michael Lind calls Brazilianization, that is, a "fissionization" or separation taking place in U.S society along class lines.

What is your view? Send us your comments.