Children of politicians get paid extra holding positions that they do not deserve because of the personal connections to regulatory powers.
In case it's not obvious, there has been a huge expansion of MBA programs in recent years, attracting kids with real smarts and from modest background, just like the technology programs, biotech programs, law programs, medical programs, etc. etc. did in years past. Kids from modest family backgrounds are also attracted to money (duh!). It is where they will go that will affect the economy in years to come. If publicly traded companies all have government salary caps, then there will be many privately held companies set up to attract the next generation of brilliant minds.