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> Or you know, we can determine that the cost of keeping people healthy is a social good and invest in that. Social goods that we ostensibly invest in, often a
by RcouF1uZ4gsC 7y ago
> Or you know, we can determine that the cost of keeping people healthy is a social good and invest in that.
Social goods that we ostensibly invest in, often are crappy career paths in terms of pay. If you don't believe me, talk with a teacher. We know that few things contribute to the social good as much as a good education, but tell me honestly. If you knew a poor, smart, hard working kid, what career path would you suggest, teacher or software developer?
- chrischen 7y agoA teacher can be a software developer as well.
- r_harriso 7y ago> what career path would you suggest, teacher or software developer? Depends on what they like to do. There is a lot we can change so that people can do what they love without punishing careers that aren't directly tied to profit.
- leot 7y agoOr maybe extreme, frontier-inspired individualism went obsolete once the West was Won? I’m all for smart people being paid well to work hard. But there has to be a better model. Perhaps something similar to the massive payouts we see lawyers getting in class action suits, except instead of law firms and defendants we have drug researchers and illnesses.
- gdubs 7y agoI mean, so you pay teachers more. Government jobs weren’t always vilified, nor heavily underfunded. The shift happened with Milton Friedman in the 60s and 70s.