Brilliant! It might solve many many problems! Imagine if Congress were dependent on the economy doing well!
“...there would be less incentive for bureaucrats to keep a captive poverty class for votes.”
This is why it would never fly!
LOL! Tell that to the FLEOs who are on food stamps or sneak back into their duty stations after work because they can't afford anywhere to sleep.
I've worked with folks in San Francisco who had college degrees and had to try to get along on $29 k a year to serve their country. I don't think they'd call it a lucrative lifestyle.
Starting with POTUS, VPOTUS and Speaker of The House.
Exactly!! Communism, socialism,etc are SUPPOSE to have an even playing field with everyone making the same...sounds so nice and fair, right? Well, we all know what happens:
10% are super rich and have all the power
90% are super poor and have no power or rights.
We essentially become like Israelites who became complacent or “comfortable” being enslaved. Hey, they had food and water, right? Well, that’s how they thought.
Anyway, doctors, lawyers, salesmen, clerks, deadbeats, criminals...all will be making the same amount of money! Still sound fair? I thought NOT!
See, the end of capitalism is the end of work ethics, morals and values. There would be no incentives to excel or succeed! The scary thing is KIDS are being brainwashed from an early age that an “even playing field” is fair and everyone wins...BS!
It starts when kids play sports or any kind of competition...they either tie or all get a trophy. I mean come on, let them know what it feels like to “lose” and let them realize that “hey, it’s not that bad.
Not all govt employees are nonessential slugs
Now, Congress- that’s a different story
For every congress critter that gets an earmark in the “stimulus “ or omnibus bills-— no salaries over $250K, no private jets, no limos, no parties ... until their earmark is repaid by future taxpayers
same treatment as any business that props itself up with Govt handouts
Horrible idea. There are some people with real skills and that do work hard employed by the federal government that do real work some of which can’t be done anywhere else (folks in the intel community for one, NASA, some DOD civilian jobs). An engineer, scientist, doctor, or lawyer (like patent lawyer) is not going to work for the government with that kind of salary and there are jobs that require those skills that only the federal government can do. Nor is that kind of salary cap going to attract good managers. Not to mention that most of these jobs are in expensive areas (Metro DC area).
if the average government salary is arounf $78k while the average American salary is $38k.
hmmm... a $40k per year drop... for 14m employees... this will save America $560 BILLION every year.
yup... definitely an area where i would ‘trim’ if i were in charge
Much better idea: make better use of the civil service examinations.
Better Idea Cut 50% of the Non-Military government workforce.
I totally agree with you to a point. I would only require that of elected officials. People run for offices to serve their country so there should be no more incentive needed. For instance, if you’re elected Senator or Prez, you will make well over $1M for your term. That’s BS! ALL elected offices should pay exactly the same amount, the US average.
Government employees should be paid what ever the US average civilian pay is for a similar job.
As someone who spent 25 years in the military...I wouldn’t have bothered with a career under your rules. I spent most of my career deployed 5-6 months/year. I averaged 60 hr work weeks, and that figure goes thru the roof in a combat zone.
If you want the government to be the employer of last resort, your idea has merit. Otherwise, is sucks.
BTW - my wife just started work at the VA Hospital. They are federal jobs. She is stunned at how many excess employees there are, and how few actually do any useful work. The military has a few spots like that as well - you could eliminate every Numbered Air Force and several ASOCs with no discernible impact...but your approach would be a disaster.
Sure, let’s target one group of people we don’t like. What could possibly go wrong?