What about executive compensation at banks and telecoms which are considerably higher? We all know that most of these companies would go bankrupt if we were to open their markets to foreign competition. The truth of the matter is BBD is one of the few global manufacturing platform this country has left to deal with the best of the world. Sure, they make mistakes like all company do especially when trying to come up with the next big thing at the expense of hefty competitors. Will they succeed? Will this be nothing more that a money pit in the end? Maybe, but not for a lack of trying and not before having achieved the status of a world class manufacturing concern. By the way, I suggest you take a closer look at publics subsidies and compensation pay as it relates to BBD's direct competitors (Boeing, Airbus, Embraer, COMA, Mitsubishi, etc.) before you continue with such uncalled comments, to say the least.  Kind of low if you ask me.