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Originally Posted by jolinar of malkshor
You must realize that private professionals usually get reimbursed other ways usually through bonuses and or stock options. The government has nothing like that.
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Precious few bonuses have been handed out in recent years, and even so the company has to be profitable or meet certain targets for them to be paid, and they most certainly aren't at time and a half like the nurses and policemen are getting.
Similar bonus programs could be made for police officers. I'd fully support it. Bonus for coming in under budget as a department/unit, based on reduction of crime rates, man days missed, etc.
Paying each officer $5,000-$10,000 for hitting targets linked to job performance is a hell of a lot better than just dolling out 20-30K to a guy for being physically present. Will never happen though. Unions would never allow for the tax payer supplied gravy fountain to dry up.