I see many posts here linked high income to poor health. This cannot be further from the truth.

People fall sick, get into ill health for many reasons. Very few people actually die from over working. But most of all, people lose their health because they don't take care of it. And it is not because they are busy earning big bucks.

People earning high incomes are actually very health conscious. Not only that, they also have access to and can afford better health care services. They are well informed about health issues, go for regular medical, eat well and do proper and regular exercises to maintain themselves.

While it is true that some people worked until their health are affected, these tend to happen to people in more hazardous kind of jobs which put strains on their bodies, expose them to harsh environmental conditions. And sadly these kind of jobs don't always pay well.

And for executive jobs, people who helm the leadership positions are capable people in the first place, able to do their jobs and handle the stress that come their way.

Health and wealth are both important. Usually it is the rich that have both.