>Sorry if I gave the impression that any job that enjoys psychic income would pay less than any other job — certainly this is not true. That's not the impressi

>Sorry if I gave the impression that any job that enjoys psychic income would pay less than any other job — certainly this is not true. That's not the impression you gave. You gave the impression that garbage collectors make more than teachers. >This is widely cited as the reason that teachers earn less than other professions, and why garbage collectors earn more Teachers < other professions < garbage collectors I get now that you meant to say was Teachers < similar professions to teachers Garbage collectors > similar professions to garbage collectors I've heard many arguments that teacher make less than X profession, so the former wasn't an unreasonable interpretation given the phrasing. Knowing what you meant to say. I don't think garbage collector pay is good supporting evidence for psychic income. Garbage collector pays well because it is a physically unpleasant job. What's an example of a substitute job that is similarly physically unpleasant that pays less because people find it fulfilling?