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Originally Posted by Frequitude
It would be very high. Just like wages are very high for major companies.
I believe that excellent leadership and the smartest people who figure out how to afford everything better than less smart less expensive people.
You are not improving government by throwing millions at someone. You are improving government by incenting our very best to run it.
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but many of them wouldn't be our very best. earlier you said you wanted young political rats to stay involved in politics. get them there young.
how is getting someone young to dedicate their life to politics getting the very best? you're going to have a generation of people who have lived their whole lives in a rarified bubble running the government, with no practical life experience or understanding of anything outside of politics.
some 22 year old kid was running for council in my riding. other than politics and university, he's not had much for life experience. he couldn't tell me why he could help the riding and the city other than telling me he'd work hard and learn the issues. I wouldn't trust this young fellow to be able to look out for the best interests of the city as I didn't believe he could understand the needs of the people in the city. all the book learning in the world wouldn't have him understand housing issues when he's still living at home. he wouldn't have the context.
I don't see how then potentially paying this kid $500,000 a year would make him better able to serve the ward. maybe make him a better greasy weasel that would do anything got keep that big fat cheque coming in as long as possible.