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> Wrong values, wrong incentives

> Of course they are intellectually capable of laying asphalt, but they end up spending it on salaries.

> Only one decided it was important for their families and grandchildren to pour said asphalt.

Are these statements not supporting what I originally said: that there is a difference between ability and motivation?





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