In 2017, the median CEO compensation of the largest 100 firms in terms of sales was $15.7 million—a 5 percent increase over the previous year. As per a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule that went into effect in 2017 requiring publicly traded companies to release a ratio of what their CEOs make in comparison to their median paid worker, the median ratio of CEO-to-median-worker-salary for these 100 largest companies was 235-to-one. Every year, the controversy over CEO pay arises again.

What arguments could be made for each side?