Incentives matter. Which of the below situations that find DOES NOT indicate a strong positive alignment of incentives with higher output and creativity?   Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard to found Microsoft, which made him one of the richest men on the planet and launched the computer revolution in the process - making all of us better off too.       When we are paid on commission we work harder.       "From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs."

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