Motley Fool Money · Saturday, July 4, 2026
Andrew Rampage critiques executive pay, calling overpayment for underdelivery an 'egregious crime'. He argues that leaders should not take all the credit for a company's success, as external factors like market booms can significantly contribute to performance, using the example of a gold mine owner when gold prices surge.
“I think overpayment for under delivery is an egregious crime.”
“Like, I happen to run a failing gold mine right before gold 10X. Yeah. Now, yeah. My shareholders think I'm a genius. But like, what did I actually do? I didn't do anything, right?”
“So I'm just trying to make the point that that, you know, you you can't have it both ways.”