They are told to work in specific areas, to go and work not necessarily jobs that will pay as much and get those good benefits.

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You do a good job and you are rewarded with merit pay and get promoted.

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Good fruit would quickly get mixed with inferior fruit, so why pay more?

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And when they get there, if times are good, we can have them give back or pay higher taxes.

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Even with a hefty pay rise, employees would still find it hard to get as good a deal on insurance as big companies buying in bulk.

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He adds that so far the unions, who say changes to their pensions will mean they have to "pay more, work longer, get less", have presented a fairly good case.

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Humans can't seem to get used to the idea that it doesn't matter what they pay for a good, as long as the price is the same relative to their income.

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They could well benefit from what every private business has done over the last three years: Tighten the belt, get more with less, learn that you can run a good organization with fewer people, pay more attention to detail, and expect more from everyone.

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You might not get more, but you sure will pay more, and the thing is going to look good.

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You know, give me those stocks that offer a good track record of raising earnings and dividends and get a high-quality rank and that pay you a dividend that's higher than that for the overall market so I can get paid while I wait.

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