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Originally Posted by bhunter
I realize there are people that work just for a sense of service, but there are also many that just want the benefits of government employment. Given the monopoly that government has over their created functions, it is difficult to find comparisons with private enterprise. The Postal Service might be an apt comparison. Could the Postal Service exist without their mandated monopoly over mail?
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I'm not sure they have a "mandated monopoly over mail" (i.e., FedEx and UPS will take your $.44 letters for $10).
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"Experienced" also implies entrenched, complacent, and careerist inspired motivations.
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Experience to me implies capability. Is your own experience in your job a detriment to performance?
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Unless one owns stock in a company why would one care what the CEO earns? The citizen has an interest in minimizing the cost of government because it has a direct monetary cost and it restricts liberty.
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Keep in mind that most middle class (or higher) people are stockholders (often through mutual funds). In fact, over half of all American households own equities in some form. (
http://www.ici.org/pdf/rpt_08_equity_owners.pdf )
If I were king, I would prefer that the CEO's of McDonalds, Walmart, etc. made less and their employees made more. This would lessen the need for public assistance for such people (a concern to everyone, including Republicans).