According to Market Watch, Aetna CEO Ronald Williams "earned" nearly $43 million in total compensation in 2007. The census bureau set the 2007 poverty line for a single person at $9944 (over 65) or $10,787 (under 65); let's just call it a nice round $10,000.
Meanwhile, this painter/sculptor might dispute the use of the word "earned" in the Market Watch story:
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