Fancy a free fall in business? Didn't think so. Now what if you could throwing open your golden parachute to lessen the impact. Well you better be a high level executive otherwise you're probably gonna hit hard enough to leave a mark on the ground. In this episode Nate and Jerry discuss the origin of the golden parachute and share some of history's greatest examples of just how absurd they can get. 

Here is a a link to the chart discussed in the podcast about the timeline for the rise of the golden parachute: chart.

Here is a link to the timeline showing worker productivity vs compensation: chart.

Music: St. Louis Tickle by the Heftone Banjo Orchestra