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by jddj 801 days ago
"You get what you measure" is broadly applicable and systems need to accomodate that.

There's nothing about teachers that makes them less ethical than the the average <s>car emissions system engineer</s> <s>KPMG auditor</s> person

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The expectation is that they would be more ethical, in the same way you would expect EG a doctor to be.
It's easier to be incorruptible by money when you already have a lot of money.

One of the big societal problems with pushing down wages for 50 years is that it makes society less ethical because people aren't comfortable enough in their finances. When people aren't comfortable with their finances, they are less likely to be able to quickly ignore unethical things that might help their financial situation even a little bit.

Quick example: You see a guy drop a $20 when stuffing his ATM withdrawal into his wallet. I would say, "hey bud, you dropped a 20." Someone else might just let him walk out and pick it up for themselves because it would help them a lot more than me.