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Why don't we pay politicians more? Governor of California makes $173k/yr to lead a team of 800k (like Amazon), which generates revenue of $140b/yr (like Google). If we want top talent, shouldn't the CEO of CA get paid something comparable to the CEOs of these businesses?

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Jesse Powell

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Jun 8, 2020

But let's say CA's CEO role paid $100k base + 0.1% of gross revenue, wouldn't that be enough to entice some amazing business operators to enter the race?

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Jesse Powell

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Maybe because the voters don't see themselves as shareholders. There are no KPIs to track, no dividend payments. Rising home/land values might even be seen as a negative by many voters. What would actually cause voters to vote in the best operator vs most charismatic demagogue?

4:40 AM · Jun 8, 2020Twitter Web App