Re: Nut in the Statehouse

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From: Don Homuth
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 18:04

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On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 09:41:22 -0700, pjberg@webtv.net (Paul J. Berg)
wrote:

>
>Oregon State Representative Jeff Kropf (R-Sublimity), wants to take his
>free-market principles right into the Oregon Legislature.  Kropf
>suggested lawmakers be paid "based on free-market, results-oriented
>principles."  According to Kropf, "Some who serve in the Legislature
>should pay for the privilege based on their weak performance, rather
>than get paid." Although "it would be complicated to develop the metrics
>to measure performance", Kropf says he expects opposition to his plan
>only "from those who are lazy."

Another twit idea going nowhere.

It will founder on the Who Decides principle.  The answer will
inevitably be No One.

Better idea is to pay legislators better, so as to attract a higher
quality of legislator.

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Subject: Re: Nut in the Statehouse
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 11:04:32 -0700
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