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Re:Consultants, The real reason it costs so much to build ne... by vineyardmike on Monday February 27, 2023 @02:14AM (#34953902)
People have a hard time grappling with the balance of government workers making good money vs being wasteful with tax money. No one seems happy with the government to having sub-par employees, but no one wants to pay for good talent.
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Re:Consultants, The real reason it costs so much to build ne... by drfrisker on Monday February 27, 2023 @02:39AM (#34954003)
Also possible the private sector simply pays too much, inflated payscale of CEO's blow everything else out of the water. The private sector can afford to pay double the current ceiling of essential government infrastructure workers when those figures are chump change compared to returns.
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