Yeah. But what he proposed was His is a proposal (or perhaps a rhetorical question) for the private sector, not government. Leaping from that to talking again about taxes being somehow equivalent to buying shares in government doesn't make any sense at all. barfo
Unfortunately, more likely than people taking government jobs for the sake of "serving", we'd get people seeking positions for the purpose of obtaining influence which they can use/abuse for self-interest. Higher pay is probably better, but probably also less job security, rather than the current system, in which you basically need to commit a felony in order to be fired from a government job.
I'm glad Barfo questioned your answer or I'd just say, "Uh, what?" So you're saying that since I found a disconnection between private and public work (profit motive vs. public service) which you had thought could be bridged, therefore you are allowed to name an arbitrary disconnection (corporation shares sold in a stock market vs. government supported by taxes) and win a cookie. Okay, I understand the game. We all start with the previous poster's disconnection, and connect from his disconnection to a new disconnection, which we name. I'll keep the chain going and we must all connect to it for a cookie. "Well, then corporations should each have a private bank and militia, just like centuries ago when taxes were low because corporations paid for such costs themselves instead of sponging off the government." Okay, your turn.
I mistook your advocacy of National Socialism as a mistake. Michael Bloomberg is a $billionaire who made his money in the private sector then chose to serve as mayor of NYC. I'm sure he didn't take the job for the money. I'm also sure he's been a very good mayor.
Nobody takes it for the salary. He took it because he is power-mad. Same as every previous mayor of NYC. It is arguably the second most powerful office in America.
What's amazing is that the governor of Texas only makes $133k/year, considering it is a top 15 global GDP on its own and #2 in GDP for the USA. By comparison, the governor of WA makes over $150k, and the governor of Oregon makes ~$100k. Perry should have been governor in Oregon. Or a school superintendent in Lake Oswego...
Disgusting. University of Oregon interim president, catches PERS wave and $115,000 a year http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2012/03/robert_berdahl_university_of_o.html Oregon losing Money Match game in Public Employees Retirement System fund http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/03/oregon_losing_money_match_game.html
A PER of 15 is average, anything above 22 is All-Star level, anything about 30 is strong MVP candidate level, a per around 35 is a historic season.
