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How about we align incentives instead? Here's an idea: when a student graduates, they allocate 1% of their yearly salary to their favorite 5-10 teachers for th

How about we align incentives instead? Here's an idea: when a student graduates, they allocate 1% of their yearly salary to their favorite 5-10 teachers for the next 5 years. I call it the "thankfulness tax". Incentives aligned: the most impactful teachers make the most money.

shagie 4y ago
In the "give this a read" category... The Unincorporated Man. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unincorporated_Man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unincorporated_Man // https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4025200-the-unincorporated-man https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4025200-the-unincorporat... It has some intriguing ideas that... bear thinking about. I'll note that this is a social / political / economic paper with a story more than a good story with interesting ideas. From one of the Goodreads reviews which spells out the basics of society: > This novel offers a really interesting and innovative SF concept: in the future, every person is incorporated upon birth. Twenty percent of the shares go to the parents, five percent goes to the government, the rest can be sold by the owner for education, possessions and so on. You can buy and sell someone's shares as an investment, for charity, even as a hostile act. Reaching "self-majority" - owning the majority of your own shares - is similar to becoming independently wealthy in today's world. The entire future society is based on this basic economic concept. I thought it was a fantastic idea and was really excited about the novel. > Unfortunately the brothers Kollin ruined this inventive idea with some really poor writing and plotting. It's a classic example of great concept, poor execution. --- The "sold by the owner for education" - gets into a "you want to go to college? Sell 5% of your shares to the college." I'm not going to claim it's a good idea, just an interesting point for discussion to think about and bring up when political discourse is acceptable late at night at a party or other social event.
- juancampa 4y ago
  What an interesting concept. Thanks for sharing this!

shagie 4y ago

In the "give this a read" category... The Unincorporated Man. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unincorporated_Man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unincorporated_Man // https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4025200-the-unincorporated-man https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4025200-the-unincorporat... It has some intriguing ideas that... bear thinking about. I'll note that this is a social / political / economic paper with a story more than a good story with interesting ideas. From one of the Goodreads reviews which spells out the basics of society: > This novel offers a really interesting and innovative SF concept: in the future, every person is incorporated upon birth. Twenty percent of the shares go to the parents, five percent goes to the government, the rest can be sold by the owner for education, possessions and so on. You can buy and sell someone's shares as an investment, for charity, even as a hostile act. Reaching "self-majority" - owning the majority of your own shares - is similar to becoming independently wealthy in today's world. The entire future society is based on this basic economic concept. I thought it was a fantastic idea and was really excited about the novel. > Unfortunately the brothers Kollin ruined this inventive idea with some really poor writing and plotting. It's a classic example of great concept, poor execution. --- The "sold by the owner for education" - gets into a "you want to go to college? Sell 5% of your shares to the college." I'm not going to claim it's a good idea, just an interesting point for discussion to think about and bring up when political discourse is acceptable late at night at a party or other social event.

juancampa 4y ago
What an interesting concept. Thanks for sharing this!