It's hugely idealistic to believe that people get paid the same for the same work. Look at an international circus contract, for example (I was in one). A grou

It's hugely idealistic to believe that people get paid the same for the same work. Look at an international circus contract, for example (I was in one). A group of performers from different countries performing in the same place get paid different amounts for doing the same exact role in the show (up to 2.5X difference, by the way) just because the company can get away with it. It's about the cost of the best alternative (for the worker), not about some intrinsic worth of the work.