I agree with this. No one should suffer financially for complying with forced civic duty. The government should pay the amount, or better yet, add that as part of the overall tax calculation for the business each year.
No one should suffer financially for complying with forced civic duty.
On the other hand, they shouldn’t pay people unequally for equal work, either. Why should some high-powered professional get $100/hour for jury duty when the juror next to them is getting minimum wage?
You could just say “well just pay everyone the highest possible wage, then” but even if we decided that’s a reasonable use of taxpayer funds, the problem is that it’s hard to know what the right number even is when it changes at the unilateral whim of the highest-paid worker’s employer.
I agree with this. No one should suffer financially for complying with forced civic duty. The government should pay the amount, or better yet, add that as part of the overall tax calculation for the business each year.
On the other hand, they shouldn’t pay people unequally for equal work, either. Why should some high-powered professional get $100/hour for jury duty when the juror next to them is getting minimum wage?
You could just say “well just pay everyone the highest possible wage, then” but even if we decided that’s a reasonable use of taxpayer funds, the problem is that it’s hard to know what the right number even is when it changes at the unilateral whim of the highest-paid worker’s employer.
Better yet, pay everyone UBI and don’t worry about jury duty payments.