Various forms of profit-sharing – including grants of options and restricted stock, annual profit-based bonuses, and employee stockownership plans – have been growing as a share of labor compensation since the 1960s. But most workers are not covered by such plans, and the biggest beneficiaries have been CEOs and top managers, a significant fraction of whose pay is tied to productivity, as reflected in profits and stock performance.
各种形式的利润分享——包括授予期权和限售股、基于年度利润的奖金、雇员股票所有权计划等——占劳动报酬的比例自20世纪60年代以来一直在增加。但大部分工人并未参与到这些计划中，而最大的受益者则是CEO和高层管理者，他们的收入大头与生产率挂钩，反映在利润和股票表现中。这一激励机制导致工资和薪水分配最顶层1%群体报酬超常增长。