Canadians will be hard put to reconcile the high wages paid to many charity workers with their own tight conditions. Revenue Canada figures indicate that thousands of charity people make six figure salaries. Some earn as much as $350,000. As usual, we’re asked to believe that there is a direct connection between how much a person is paid and how good is his work. It’s the old “top money for the brightest person” refrain. But is that just baloney? The argument seems incredibly self serving. There are lots of examples in recent history where taxpayers would have done better trying out a second or third string player for less money. The so-called inferior candidates could hardly have done worse. Here
