So why shouldn't the government decide salaries? To a great extent the government does decides wage rates simply on the basis of being the largest employer in the US. Because of that in many professions in effect the government sets the baseline salary. Moreover since the government does set the minimum wage,. that is another arbiter of wages. Additionally the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage rates for many professions. Again that has the effect of setting wages.
Given the history of private industry screwing over workers I'd rather trust the government in setting wage standards than private industry. On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 7:30 PM, Sam<[email protected]> wrote: > > Why would the government decide salaries? > We are talking US right? > > > On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 4:23 PM, Gruss Gott<[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Grant wrote: >>> for "good above all" he feels the need to rail against them in discussion >>> forums. >>> >>> >> >> But it's not the doctors I'm "railing" against. It's the ignorant. >> >> For example, what do you think is fair pay for "a doctor"? Oops! >> >> I suppose your answer would be: "whatever my government bureaucrats >> say they're worth because my government knows best. Government run >> industry just works. I know based on my no experience working in >> healthcare, business, or finance." >> >> So, ok, I agree you're the wrong guy to talk to about this - fair enough. >> >> But let me put it this way: if the US government wants to cut >> healthcare costs - and doctors are willing to work for a smile and a >> sunny day - why doesn't the US gov't just cut all doctor pay to, say, >> $100k/yr? >> >> The answer is, of course, because doctors are outrageously greedy. >> >> As are all companies that make a profit in healthcare: labs, clinics, >> hospitals, software, medical equip. >> >> And the answer is that we don't owe any of those companies a profit. >> >> So if government is going to mess with the market do it once and do it right. >> >> But start with those greedy doctors. >> >> We don't owe them a pro > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:303449 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
