What about the middle class?

Between the booming NYSE and the massive CEO pay packages, what about the working families? Making money is great but what about the growing delta between executive salaries, bonuses, perks and what the middle class is seeing? Why is the middle class being forced to accept cutbacks while those at the top give themselves more and more? I'm not convinced you can legislate change to bring back a proper balance, but things are getting crazy these days and something needs to change.