> > From: Spike Jones
> > > Is there a problem? spike
> >
> > J. R. Molloy wrote: If there is a problem, it's concentrated more in government
> (the PC ruling
> > class) than in private industry (the working class). Most overpaid bosses are
> > in government, starting with the US president, who is paid millions and is
> > responsible for no identifiable product.
>
> Charlie Stross wrote: Are you sure of that? If I remember correctly, the office
> of POTUS comes with a pathetic salary -- something like $140,000 a year.
Perhaps we have identified the problem. For a paltry few million US, one
can hire a decent CEO. Since the POTUS only gets 140k, we keep ending
up with these yahoos that no one would trust with an actual business. No
self respecting executive would work for 140k. spike
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