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Low pay is a pricing signal. A surplus of teachers and nurses are disregarding other kinds of work society is announcing a greater unmet need for, in favor of w
by prodigal_erik 16y ago
Low pay is a pricing signal. A surplus of teachers and nurses are disregarding other kinds of work society is announcing a greater unmet need for, in favor of what they feel driven to do. While they are entitled to say "to hell with whatever society values most from me", I wouldn't call it noble.
- gazrogers 16y agoYes, damn those selfish teachers and nurses for choosing to something that they a) are good at, and b) enjoy. Perhaps we should force children to do the same job as their parents when they grow up to maintain the correct distribution of workers to jobs?
- maxharris 16y agoDoing something that you're good at and that you enjoy is great, but it's not necessarily enough if you want to get paid. You also have to do something that other people want enough to pay you! Fortunately, humans are conceptual beings, and everyone is capable of doing at least some variety of things. There is no right of stagnation. No one should be forced by law to pay anyone against their will, or to pay more than they agree to privately.