"Here is the key issue...how do you decided who is talented and who is not? This would become a highly bureaucratic issue." I agree, and it makes me slightly u

"Here is the key issue...how do you decided who is talented and who is not? This would become a highly bureaucratic issue." I agree, and it makes me slightly uneasy when I say it. It does require what will ultimately be a bureaucratic judgement. I'm not sure there's a good alternative. While I don't relish the idea of the government assuming this role, I'd still prefer it to Oracle's HR department, which is not (and probably should not be) accountable to me or any other member of the voting public. Guess it comes down to Churchill's statement "Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time."