> Who do you propose dictates wages by profession? Why do you assume suddenly that I'm proposing dictatorship? This is a straw man. Laws regulating the abilit

> Who do you propose dictates wages by profession? Why do you assume suddenly that I'm proposing dictatorship? This is a straw man. Laws regulating the ability of corporations to bust unions, along with rules on fair distribution of profits including limits on highest-to-lowest compensation ratios, would go a long way to ensure people who are integral to companies aren't always getting shafted because people higher up oh-so-surprisingly decide to compensate themselves instead of their workers. > We need far more teachers than lawyers and the skills required to, say, teach second graders, are not as advanced as those required to pass the bar exam. No one will pass the bar exam if they haven't mastered the skills taught to second graders. Lawyers can't exist without teachers. > To wit, public defenders make on average slightly less than a teacher. Given the quality of justice you can expect from a public defender, and the severe lack of them, is this a positive outcome? The problem you're describing is one of disparity: it's not just that public defenders are paid so little, it's also that prosecutors are paid so much. Public defenders are an outlier: a huge number of lawyers are corporate lawyers who create an environment of caveat emptor which is hugely destructive in our society. > If you were accused of something falsely would you voluntarily use the public defender vs hiring the best you can afford? Have you considered that I might not selfishly be thinking only of myself, and that I might want a legal system that is just even for people who are poor? The argument you're making only appeals to rich sociopaths who don't care about the poor.