Presumptuous Assumptions

PM Lee asks:
Will nation be better off if a wider pay gap makes it harder to attract potential leaders?

Rather than viewing the question as a rhetorical one, I feel compelled that this seemingly innocuous and sincere question contains 3 basic assumptions:
1. There is a pay gap.
2. Smaller "pay gap" makes it easier to attract "potential leaders".
3. Without so-called "potential leaders", Singapore is worse off.

But alas!
The typical NUS Bioengineering student decides wisely against dirtying his hands with this imbroglio, especially with less than 2 weeks to examinations.
Later, he decides...