OT RE: [kj] ot:Blair savaging UK Democracy

[Partridge, Felicity]

Hmmmm not such a bright idea then.  I would suggest paying them a low
but reasonable salary but that is clearly not the answer.  It's the old
hackneyed problem whereby the kind of principled people who we might
want to take decisions on our behalf are usually those who do not want
to be public leaders, and so we are left with the second rate ones who
are susceptible to bribes and corruption, etc.  But if removing
financial incentives doesn't work then I am as ever, stumped. (but not
stunted).

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From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]
On Behalf Of Jester
Sent: 26 July 2005 21:23
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
Subject: Re: OT RE: [kj] ot:Blair savaging UK Democracy





On Jul 26, 2005, at 11:22 AM, Partridge, Felicity wrote: 


Yes I'd go along with that insofar it would be an improvement.  Ideally,
leaders should be paid very little and not allowed any privileges to
eliminate greedy types who will do the job for the money rather than for
the benefit of the country. 


Well, that is already in practice to some degree, as far as government
salary. A small level of government is run that way...a lot of towns and
cities pay the mayor VERY little. You know who becomes the mayor? The
very wealthy, because no one could afford to live on that salary. 


~ Jester 




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