> A better compensation mechanism would be to measure changes in outcomes such as wealth I agree that GNH (gross national happiness) etc matter too, but I thin

> A better compensation mechanism would be to measure changes in outcomes such as wealth I agree that GNH (gross national happiness) etc matter too, but I think that tying their income to lower percentiles would greatly increase the correlation between GDP growth GNH... the only reason it's broken in the US is because GDP goes to the upper ranks, in a rent seeking manner, from the lower ranks. > Unless it was a very high percentile, that would incentivize competent people to flee to the private sector, or it would encourage competent but corrupt people to join the government. I actually think there needs to be a return to the "service" mentality to civil service. IMO government shouldn't be a job you do because of the compensation, stability, union etc. It should be a service to your country. But that would require so many Americans to stop hating their nation as they seem to now.