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$417,608 is not completely unreasonable for a Cornell-educated doctor who has more than half a century of experience and holds one of the very highest medical o

by fergie 6y ago

$417,608 is not completely unreasonable for a Cornell-educated doctor who has more than half a century of experience and holds one of the very highest medical offices in the US.

slowmovintarget 6y ago
Then we should expect better of him than "no it isn't, wait... yes it is" that we get constantly. The most recent was his response to the idea the UK variant is more deadly.
- etrautmann 6y ago
  Is your position that he has information that he’s not sharing? As opposed to the idea that there’s new information in an unfolding situation..
  - slowmovintarget 6y ago
    My position is that he is giving off-the-cuff opinions instead of informed positions. He seems to speak without having reviewed available information.
    - croutonwagon 6y ago
      Have you considered that he’s tasked with distilling a highly technical situation with few parallels and known factors, that is also highly fluid in nature down to basic talking points. Talking points that someone without a medical degree can digest in 5 minutes. And as a result it can sometimes come across as waffling or confusion. And that’s an inherently difficult situation. I know a LOT of very smart people that struggle with just that. Not to mention he did such for about 9 months while also battling combative superiors and him struggling to strike a balance that would still allow him to even....get that info out there.
Spooky23 6y ago
His salary is related to Title 42, which is part of the federal salary regulations allowing for higher salaries for certain public health positions. I'm not sure what it's like for long-tenured Federal employees, but I know that at the State and Municipal level, sometimes things like pensions or retirement healthcare make compensation better than they appeared. (For newer Federal employees, the pension sucks so it's not such a big deal) https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB125320570827920075 https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB125320570827920075 This is just drama ginned up. There used to be a congressman from Texas who'd make noise about this program back in the Bush/Obama days. For specialized medical people where tenure and experience matter, you absolutely need to have a way to compensate appropriately. Lawyers can pop in and out of service, but someone like Fauci needs to be an employee vs. contractor and benefits from long tenure.

by fergie 6y ago

$417,608 is not completely unreasonable for a Cornell-educated doctor who has more than half a century of experience and holds one of the very highest medical offices in the US.

slowmovintarget 6y ago

Then we should expect better of him than "no it isn't, wait... yes it is" that we get constantly. The most recent was his response to the idea the UK variant is more deadly.

etrautmann 6y ago
Is your position that he has information that he’s not sharing? As opposed to the idea that there’s new information in an unfolding situation..
- slowmovintarget 6y ago
  My position is that he is giving off-the-cuff opinions instead of informed positions. He seems to speak without having reviewed available information.
  - croutonwagon 6y ago
    Have you considered that he’s tasked with distilling a highly technical situation with few parallels and known factors, that is also highly fluid in nature down to basic talking points. Talking points that someone without a medical degree can digest in 5 minutes. And as a result it can sometimes come across as waffling or confusion. And that’s an inherently difficult situation. I know a LOT of very smart people that struggle with just that. Not to mention he did such for about 9 months while also battling combative superiors and him struggling to strike a balance that would still allow him to even....get that info out there.

Spooky23 6y ago

His salary is related to Title 42, which is part of the federal salary regulations allowing for higher salaries for certain public health positions. I'm not sure what it's like for long-tenured Federal employees, but I know that at the State and Municipal level, sometimes things like pensions or retirement healthcare make compensation better than they appeared. (For newer Federal employees, the pension sucks so it's not such a big deal) https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB125320570827920075 https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB125320570827920075 This is just drama ginned up. There used to be a congressman from Texas who'd make noise about this program back in the Bush/Obama days. For specialized medical people where tenure and experience matter, you absolutely need to have a way to compensate appropriately. Lawyers can pop in and out of service, but someone like Fauci needs to be an employee vs. contractor and benefits from long tenure.