Government Stock Options Program (GSOP) as Performance Pay
Government Stock Options Program (GSOP) as Performance Pay To ensure our nation remains a global leader, we need the best and brightest minds working in government. This requires competing with the private sector by offering competitive, even superior, earning potential, while managing government expenses responsibly. My proposed solution is the Government Stock Options Program (GSOP) , a public-sector equivalent of an ESOP (Employee Stock Option Program). With GSOP, government employees and officials could receive stock options tied to a broad market index encompassing all public companies, ensuring impartiality and a focus on national prosperity rather than individual corporate interests. Here’s how GSOP would benefit us all: Because these options are linked to the performance of a broad market index, their value only increases if the economy flourishes over the course of the government employee’s tenure. This aligns government personnel’s financial success with that of the nat...