I guess my point was that it would be very surprising if someone making that amount of money did not have finances structured such that they could stop working tomorrow and be fine through the end of their lives.
To your point, if one has a habit of spending lavishly, it seems fair that the source of funding has to come from somewhere that isn’t this year’s paycheck, but it seems like the end result would be a faster-than-planned depletion of resources rather than impacting day to day living. And he’s presumably back to making normal salary within a year.
I don't really disagree with that point with possibly one exception: board forced CEO's hand.
Still, day to day living expenses are in the eye of the beholder. Once you get to that point, you do miss little comforts in life like being able to eat endangered penguin pate or rent a sub party at mariana trench. It is harder to justify that expense when you just had your salary adjusted. Not impossible. Just harder.
<< And he’s presumably back to making normal salary within a year.
I am tempted to set myself a reminder to check, but I don't think you are wrong by saying that.
To your point, if one has a habit of spending lavishly, it seems fair that the source of funding has to come from somewhere that isn’t this year’s paycheck, but it seems like the end result would be a faster-than-planned depletion of resources rather than impacting day to day living. And he’s presumably back to making normal salary within a year.