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Originally Posted by Makarov
Why do you think that private sector boards of directors choose to pay high salaries to their top executives?
Why do you think those same boards of directors are not concerned that they are screwed if their CEO is only working "for the money"?
For the record, I'm not advocating that the Premier should earn $5,000,000/year like many Canadian CEOs do (although I do think that, optics and petty populist politics aside, one could make a reasonable argument for that.) However, I don't think that Alberta's Premier is paid very well. The Premier earns significantly less than a Provincial Court judge, for instance. That's ludicrous.
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TBQH you bring up some good points. I guess we differ on what is an acceptable range of pay for someone in that position, different perspectives and all that. To clarify I don't have issues with the 150k (I do think it's fair, not overpaid) as I have issues with the always wanting more $$$ and the constant scandals at all levels of government that always boil down to $$$. It's all about me, me, me and I think this thinking will eventually catch up with us IMO.
I just think for as much as a BoD doesn't want a CEO who cares only for the money that is magnified ten fold for someone working for the government. It's something someone who has achieved a lot in life already should want to do to benefit their society and country for providing them the conditions to succeed. A way of giving back if you will. Not that they should do it for free, far from it, I just don't think it should be as about the money as the private sector is. That's short term thinking and we need people in charge who actually care about the future of this country more than their own pocket books. We need successful, smart people with experience to want to help this country prosper, to be more concerned about their legacy than $$$. It will never happen I know, it's all idealistic nonsense. Can't change human nature and all that. I guess I'm just incredibly jaded to our whole political system :/