Ontario has just come out with its annual 'Sunshine List' - civil servants who earn in excess of $100,000 CDN. (approx 50,000 GBP). There are now 42,000+ people on the list, including Mayors, Premiers, Judges, Doctors, Nurses, Auditors, School Principals, etc etc.
Obviously, the local bog-rag is having a field day, saying that 'average Ontarians' should be insulted at the excess, etc. The average Ontarian apparently earns $38,000.
My question is whether there should be cause for outrage. Setting aside the prima-facia 'geez, that's a lot of money', should it not be paid if the job warrants it? Does the public sector, as it claims, compete in the same job market for talent as does the private sector? Should it? Do we want the best and the brightest to run our civil sector, or just the best and the brightest who'll work for, perhaps, significantly less than they'd earn in the public sector?
Obviously, the local bog-rag is having a field day, saying that 'average Ontarians' should be insulted at the excess, etc. The average Ontarian apparently earns $38,000.
My question is whether there should be cause for outrage. Setting aside the prima-facia 'geez, that's a lot of money', should it not be paid if the job warrants it? Does the public sector, as it claims, compete in the same job market for talent as does the private sector? Should it? Do we want the best and the brightest to run our civil sector, or just the best and the brightest who'll work for, perhaps, significantly less than they'd earn in the public sector?
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