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Because creating ad distribution mechanisms delivers much more reward than governing. I'm being sarcastic but I think most would agree that current market mecha
by polskibus 7y ago
Because creating ad distribution mechanisms delivers much more reward than governing. I'm being sarcastic but I think most would agree that current market mechanisms do not promise large enough financial rewards for solving the biggest problems for the society to attract the most competent in domains relevant to solving them and do not provide enough resources to do so.
- AstralStorm 7y agoNot even that. The rare competent people are consistently being sabotaged, denied and removed from posts to put people from "our team" in name of power. (Recent example in US was what happened to EPA.)
- awinder 7y agoThinking out loud, but despite politicians going all over market-style structures (i.e., pay-for-performance with teachers, making welfare recipients jump through hoops, etc.) maybe you could flip this table on politicians for beneficial results: 1. Salary grading on some formula of bills proposed & bills voted on & passed could provide incentive for working together / compromising 2. Salary grading based on tenure could provide incentive to make your money in congress, versus using congress to make your money later 3. Maybe we need a mechanism where ideologues who waste time with meaningless votes on "crowd-pleasers" are disinvited from serving future terms