As texas dental insurance or plans related subjects continue to gain in popularity, there will be more locations to learn more about this interesting theme….

First, teachers are fortunately not commodities. They vary greatly in talent, training, and expertise from each other and from the general population. Otherwise, in a pure free market, they would all be paid the same, and much lower than they are now.

While the popularly referred to “invisible hand” of a free market promotes market eefficiency, it does not necessarily promote fairness. Other factors must be invoked in wage determination. An apparent economic wage and a fair wage are different animals.

Thank God the Gov’t does ‘diddle’ in such matters. A free market, while certainly desirable up to a point, creates a multitude of unintended consequences in the extreme, and when left to run unfettered. In fact, pure Capitalism can be nearly as destructive as pure Communism. Fortunately, we have evolved into a “mixed economy” with some limits and regulation that has improved our quality of life and the general wellbeing for a large majority of our citizens.

Now may we please let this thread die a belated and natural death, and let lex set the table of new issues?

be that as it may, for any commodity, (health insurance, teaching expertise), why would not the invisible hand cause the “best” provider of said commodity to garner the appropriate earnings for value provided? besides which, who in heck gave the {insert level} Gov’t the authority to be diddlin’ in such matters?

Generally and historically, most US labor unions have always been against incentive pay, while a majority of managements embrace the concept.

It can be a very controversial subject. Sorry, that’s about all I will say about it for now.