Always enjoyable, Katharine.

Your premise that there is a fixed bag of money is mistaken. When you write an article or I design a new piece of furniture, we add to the economy and take nothing away from others. Same as the CEO (if they are any good, for not being they won't last long) adds productivity. The CEO is often handsomely compensated often at rates directly related to growth as opposed to salary.

Best to you.