This is true. Successful businesses have to attract and retain employees against changing market conditions and competition from other businesses. The government just has to rely on the fact that moving to a different country is a huge pain and probably has a lot of downsides.

To the government, you're not just a resource - you're a resource that's unlikely to quit and go somewhere else.

Unfortunately, we've also seen a lot of what you can get when you elect someone with absolutely no experience other than holding political office before. There's a big difference between having experience being a public leader and having experience getting people to vote for you.

Far too many elected officials are more concerned with getting reelected than actually doing anything with their position.