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I agree 100% - Its about more than money.
As a civil servant, I'm always confronted with an attitude that civil service is ineffective and that the private sector is so productive, because a
a) individuals in the state have a higher level of job security than those employed in the private sector, leading to a lack of motivation to perform. (which I interpret as performance is motivated by fear)
b) individuals in the private sector are driven by performance bonuses or performance-based contracts (which I interpret as performance is motivated by reward - not money)
c) individuals in the private sector are driven by achievement, and the state constantly underachieves (which I interpret as performance is motivated by recognition).
To which I have the simple response that none of the elements they refer to - fear, reward or recognition - are actually financial, yet everybody deems it to speak about money. None of them are unique to the private sector either, or even capitalism. How is it that the Soviet union produced so many outstanding individuals? Produced so many technological advances? The view that personal motivation stems purely from personal financial gain is one of the great fallacies of popular capitalist interpretation.
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