alt Hacker NewsI don’t think managers (even without limits) could just set salaries… it’s not like they all just pay the max at manager discretion now.
I don’t think managers (even without limits) could just set salaries… it’s not like they all just pay the max at manager discretion now.
Government salaries are based on objective measures today -- years of service and job role. There is no "merit" part or anything subjective.
To move to a system where "good people make more money", someone has to decide who the "good" people are. That person is susceptible to corruption. Moreso than in a private enterprise and with wider consequences, because government is not a business. So overpaying people doesn't have the same consequences as doing it privately.