From: Tony Williams 

Geo wrote:
> "Tony Williams"  wrote in message
> news:43badfbc$1{at}w3.nls.net...
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>>Maybe 100:1. The idea is to stop abuses, not to try and pretend everyone
>>is equally good at equally important jobs.
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> There shouldn't be any max ratio for private enterprise,

I disagree. Private industry is exactly where most of the abuses are, so
that's what needs fixing.

> however we could
> easily solve the problem by making the limit a congress critter or senator
> can receive in salary match the average income level for their state.

, but it wouldn't work if you use a simple arithmetic mean.  Maybe
the median.

> That way you still have a motivation based free enterprise system

I reckon that limiting the pay range within a company would increase the
motivation of more people.

> and you
> get a motivational based government who's main concern is raising the
> quality of life for everyone, not just those who donate to re-election
> campaigns.

Yep. That's extending the idea to government so as to motivate the politicians too.

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Tony

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