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> Should hard work, natural intelligence and giftings be punished in the grand scheme of things because others might not have that same inherent benefit? Should
by scroot 9y ago
> Should hard work, natural intelligence and giftings be punished in the grand scheme of things because others might not have that same inherent benefit? Should family wealth, connections, social status be punished because others lack?
Rather than thinking of earning slightly less as "punishment," you should consider it as the price paid for civilization and the foundations upon which your very ability to earn a high wage are built.
- assblaster 9y ago>Rather than thinking of earning slightly less What is your frame of reference for "slightly less"? Physician salaries are already substantially less than what they were 20-30 years ago in real dollars. "I think computer scientists are paid too much, so they should be paid less. I think they're worth only 75% of what they get paid currently." "I think kindergarten teachers are paid too much, so they should be paid less. I think they're worth only 75% of what they get paid currently." "I think basketball players are paid too much, so they should be paid less. I think they're worth only 75% of what they get paid currently."
- fjsolwmv 9y agoMost workers' wages are substantially less than they were 20-30 years ago.
- assblaster 9y agoSo, should everyone's pay be cut proportionally to compensate the people who do not work? Should teachers be paid 25% less?
- nerdponx 9y agoIt's not about people who do not work. It's about people who do work, sometimes two jobs, and still don't have, say, any kind of medical safety net.