>With a government job, some of their salary would go to a politically-potent union that constantly lobbies for raises. That sounds like a separate unrelated i

>With a government job, some of their salary would go to a politically-potent union that constantly lobbies for raises. That sounds like a separate unrelated issue. Hand each worker a check for $1,666 each month they work, and leave it up to them how to spend it. It would (obviously) be untaxed...