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I get that. He implies that because their "shitty" executives, they should also be paid peanuts yet have all the responsibilities of a large organization. Since it can't go both ways - if we pay them peanuts, then we shouldn't expect much to be fixed either. A better way to judge would be to look at the company's accomplishments, but for the average person, that's too much work already.
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Yes, good point, but here's an argument frequently put forward:
If I can't drive a BMW, then why should our public services aim to be the best? The driving operating philosophy behind public services is that they should be merely adequate and that means finding competent if not stellar staff who can do a "good enough" job.
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I guess the myth that just because people pay GST/PST, property taxes, and a small amount of income taxes means that all taxpayers are equal. They fail to see how much of that goes back to benefit themselves.
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Bingo!
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Probably true, but in most cases, the family members I know that had the ambition to get those degrees mastered a lot of other things that made them successful: time management, rational thinking, willingness to learn, adaptability etc.
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I doing a Master degree part-time right now and I've been surprised by the calibre of students that have been admitted into the program (both ways.)
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Which is exactly why they have no right to complain. They are where they are in life because of themselves and the excuses they tell themselves.
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The job market stinks and people are afraid of leaving their jobs for better opportunities elsewhere. There is no doubt that incomes are stagnant (though, I'm not sure why governments should get the blame indirectly for the actions of private companies who don't invest in their employees.) The prevailing mantra is that if we at the bottom suffer then everyone at the top should suffer as well. I can understand this argument, but I also think that everyone is more or less in control of their lives and to make the best of their situation.
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