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why isn't everyone paid exactly the same? because that would suck for all of us here and be great for everyone that doesn't work as hard. I was messing with str
by solotronics 9y ago
why isn't everyone paid exactly the same? because that would suck for all of us here and be great for everyone that doesn't work as hard. I was messing with strange *nix distros for years and teaching myself programming before I got a tech job. I would be seriously pissed if someone that didn't know as much got my same job and pay just because they were a _____
- bandrami 9y agoI could understand getting mad if your pay was lowered, but how are you harmed if the other person's pay is increased? We make all sorts of incredibly bizarre (from an outside perspective) decisions about who gets paid what; the fact that we've fooled ourselves into thinking that it's because of supply and demand curves may be comforting but is completely unfounded in any data.
- RepressedEmu 9y agoWhere does all this "equalizing" money come from? Does it just pop into existence because you want it to?
- bandrami 9y agoYes, in fact, for some value of "you" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_money https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_money
- RepressedEmu 9y agoYou can't create the amount of money you are talking about without severe economic consequences. That should be obvious.