09-04-2011, 01:51 AM
(08-18-2011, 07:58 PM)zenmaster Wrote: Everyone getting paid the same does nothing to direct resources to actual problem solving. Problem solving here is accomplished by those with unique experience and who, using their will, with diligent effort to address a particular need in a novel manner. Recognition of a need, use of will, a particular desire, or a talent can not be spread out and thus watered down and accomplish the same thing in an efficient manner. If I need to build capital for a project, but instead distribute wealth to others just for the sake of it, that is not going to help unless the others put the money back in. You'd have to make everyone a 'board member', regardless of their experience, knowledge, and appreciation for what it is the company does.
The idea of "putting the money back in" to the particular project is interesting. A board member paying themselves more than laborers (because they feel more qualified to receive those funds for the job they're doing) is basically forcing those laborers to put their money into the project without doing so themselves. They're in fact doing the opposite: lining their pockets with money which could instead be used for the particular project. Capitalists might say you have to offer higher salaries to attract great minds, but if they're just doing it for the money, are they any more passionate about the project than a "normal" laborer?
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