Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman received compensation totaling $15.4 million dollars in 2012, a tumultuous year in which the struggling electronics maker posted a net loss.

Since taking over the reins, Whitman has tried various strategies to turn around the Silicon Valley titan, including plans to cut an estimated 29,000 jobs over the next two years...

Yup, American-style capitalism is working just the way it's intended to.