tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274513.post533996810489617285..comments2024-03-17T00:59:07.795-07:00Comments on The Red Electric: Showing greed the doorRick Seiferthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11249323390100558270noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274513.post-55632166477650355462008-07-01T18:16:00.000-07:002008-07-01T18:16:00.000-07:00I am going to write you in as my candidate when I ...I am going to write you in as my candidate when I vote in November.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274513.post-76761559347617213952008-07-01T06:23:00.000-07:002008-07-01T06:23:00.000-07:00Excellent questions. Are you saying that sanitary ...Excellent questions. Are you saying that sanitary workers are "worth" one third what a member of Congress is? How do we measure worth? What pay would you accept to be a sanitary worker?<BR/><BR/>The IT staffer could earn up to my salary, since, as the member of congress, I'd be the "CEO" in my office.<BR/><BR/>The size of the staff would depend on the size of the staff budget, which is a different question.<BR/><BR/>Lurking behind this topic is another question: How much is enough? What is adequate pay in today's world? What is our true "value" and are there other ways to measure it, and reward it, than with money?Rick Seiferthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249323390100558270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274513.post-57296751681716266232008-07-01T03:42:00.000-07:002008-07-01T03:42:00.000-07:00A laudable goal, for sure, but would your office h...A laudable goal, for sure, but would your office have the budget for that?<BR/><BR/>In addition to Congressional staffers, there are sanitary workers who clean each office, as well as IT support staff who keeps the computers running. With a one-to-three ratio applied to the lowest paid worker in your office, wouldn't you only have enough money to hire one person (if any) to work on policy?<BR/><BR/>And a congressman without any policy staffers wouldn't be much good for his district...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com