Bonus while they bone us

The largest executive bonuses c. 2009

This is seven years ago so not an accurate indicator of the current climate but suffice to say, it is still staggering. The top bonuses of all time at that time were paid to the same chief executives: 

Executive	Company	Amount(s) (millions)	Year
Lawrence Coss	Green Tree Financial Corp	69,65,28.5	1996,1995,1994
Steve Jobs	Apple	43	2001
Bob R.Simpson	XTO Energy	35.5,31x2	2007,2006,2005
Robert Toll	Toll Brothers	30.4,27	2004,2005
Sheldon Adelson	Las Vegas Sands	30	2004
Lloyd Blankfein	Goldman Sachs	27,26.9	2006,2007
Kenneth Pasternak	Knight Capital Group	26	2000
Stuart A. Miller	Lennar	21.5	2005
William P. Foley II	Fidelity National Financial	21	2006
Rupert Murdoch	News Corp	21	2006