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Re:'All I wanted to do is build a house' (2010) by jwatte on Sunday December 25, 2016 @06:58PM (#13256108)
Government will hire rules followers who aren't experts, for as long as we think that government is inefficient and we don't want to pay taxes.

If government was prestigious and well paid, competent people would flock there in addition to business. As it is, you have to be /very/ dedicated to go into government, and most people are not.

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Re:'All I wanted to do is build a house' (2010) by snowwindwaves on Sunday December 25, 2016 @07:17PM (#13256182)
Not sure where you live but in Canada government is well paid with job security, benefits and pension second to none. Retiring after 30 years and getting 70% of the average of your best 5 years of salary for you or your spouse until you are dead is not something I've seen in the private sector. I'm an ee.
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