One Brow wrote:
babe wrote:
I agree that it is an unsustainable culture to pay government employees better than comparable private positions.
What industry does that happen in?
Maybe not in some niches in the education industry. Clearly, some private schools pay for and get some of the best teachers, and make very good use of them. . . . and are able to get very high prices on the open market from parents who can pay for it.
But I think BLM officials have better salaries than cowboys, while not actually producing any marketable product. Private landholders are certainly more productive with the resources they control.
A lot of government agencies impacting various industries are basically anti-productive, and draw salaries and benefits that are quite lucrative compared to the workers in the private sector.
I bet if the education industry were privatized, our taxes would go down and the product would be improved, and the teachers' salaries would probably go down too. Well, except for maybe the teachers who specialized in on-line teaching formats, who could probably by sheer efficiency actually earn a very good living.