Quote from jem:
hey einstein. news flash.. this thread is nothing but character attacks and they were caused by the op.
bushwhacked started by saying republicans do not oppose slavery.
You've almost been the exception to all the pejorative stuff until that debating tactic. As for slavery, well as a less potent form of
slavery ...a little more than just a metaphor and less then the real thing. I'm sure you've heard the term wage slavery. To cut
towards the end of any exchange relative to all that, I'd submit that there is only a marginal relationship between merit and income that is unless you subscribe to a "whatever works baby" outlook. Now thats a submission around which a book could be written and the topic examined. I get my perspective from the real world where I'm intimate with someone who tells me performance evaluations and the ensuing raises have more to do with who goes drinking after work. Certain unfortunate management styles survive ...in the real world.


