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In e.g. Scandinavia: The salary difference between say a software dev and a trade worker is pretty small (perhaps 30% less after taxes). The body breaking dow
by tpmx 4y ago
In e.g. Scandinavia:
The salary difference between say a software dev and a trade worker is pretty small (perhaps 30% less after taxes).
The body breaking down aspect is still an issue. Younger people in these fields seem a lot more aware though - they're practically health freaks compared to your stereotypical 50-ish somewhat round trade worker with back pain issues.
I guess we'll have to wait and see how that generation fares with 4.5 decades of phyical work. Japan is probabably the place look at for research.
- Ancalagon 4y ago30% is the difference between $100k and $70k. That's a lot of money...
- tpmx 4y agoAgain, it's 30%. It's a very small difference compared to e.g. the US norm. I actually think it's too small, but perhaps that's just me.
- adamsmith143 4y agoWell relatively speaking your lifestyle isn't likely going to change dramatically between those two incomes. In the US the difference is several hundred percent.
- nibbleshifter 4y agoThe difference in lifestyle between those two incomes is pretty decent.
- tpmx 4y agoDo you think everyone should be paid the same irregardless of the value of their labor/output?
- nibbleshifter 4y agoThat's not what I said. I was pointing out that there is a significant difference in quality of life, and lifestyle, between a person on 70k and 100k. Which the poster in was responding to seemed to think was not the case.
- tw98521358 4y agoIt’s basically double discretionary spending
- Ekaros 4y ago30% is few hundred to thousand euros. That is not actually trivial change in income. Specially considering what you have leftover paying for housing, transport and food.