Affirmative Action bake sale sparks controversy

[AChimp]

AHAHAHAHA!!! LOOK AT HIM BACKPEDAL!!!!

[kellychaos]

Reality is a mother-funkygroovitalizer!

[Perndog]

Greater productivity does *not* equal greater pay, except in sales and other fields where workers get commissions. If it did, the nation would not be so full of slackers, cheaters, corner-cutters, and everyone else who does the bare minimum required to get their check.

In other words, the world would end.

[Big Papa Goat]

I just disagree with the notion of societal contract

What do you think government is then?

[The One and Only...]

Didn't I already explain what the government is in this thread? Or, at least, in my opinion.

Greater productivity does yield greater pay, it's just that it is more likely to do so when productivity generally increases over specifically. That said, if a manager notices a worker who is particularly productive over a period of time, they might get a bonus.

The reason people cut corners, etc. is because we are lazy bastards. Haven't you noticed that, rather than working more, people work less when they are payed more?

[Zhukov]

People cut corners for 101 different reasons, laziness included.

The biggest reason is alienation from ones company, boss or produce.

That said, if a manager notices a worker who is particularly productive over a period of time, they might get a bonus.

In whos' fantasy land?

[AChimp]

OAO is full of shit, doo daa, doo daa...

[mburbank]

Did you explain what government is? I think I must have missed that.

[The One and Only...]

Originally Posted by The One and Only...

Government is simply the combined effort of several interest groups to turn the interaction of humans in their favor. Most support unified military and police; therefore, few complain about the government stealing their money through taxation and having it allocated to such functions. However, differences in opinions lead to political lobbying and parties, and, after much deliberation, a consensus is reached to create a basic governmental framework that allows for policy to be changed without bloodshed. That is how a republic forms.

[kellychaos]

Originally Posted by The One and Only...

Greater productivity does yield greater pay, it's just that it is more likely to do so when productivity generally increases over specifically.

Another indication that you've never worked in the labor field and probably why you always sound like a textbook when the topic is discussed. Theory's great but how about a day in the shoes, brother?

Originally Posted by The One and Only...

The reason people cut corners, etc. is because we are lazy bastards. Haven't you noticed that, rather than working more, people work less when they are payed more?

I consider myself a moderate to (sometimes) hard worker but it's kind of hard to be inspired to work hard when "lazy bastards" don't do the work you do but are paid the same wage. I did the "work harder thing" when I was in the army. Do you know what it taught me? I learned that the people that work harder often get bigger workloads with more responsibility for the same pay and when it came to wanting to get job-related training away from my job, I was often turned down because other people couldn't handle my workload (or knew how I set up the things I did) while I was away. Long story short: Where's the my motivation?

[mburbank]

Oh. That. I totally thought you were just kidding.