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what the FUCK is he talking about? 120k for a GP vs 40k for a plumber. Sources: http://www.payscale.com/research/US/People_with_Jobs_as_Physicians_%2f_Doctors

by swiecki 14y ago

what the FUCK is he talking about? 120k for a GP vs 40k for a plumber. Sources: http://www.payscale.com/research/US/People_with_Jobs_as_Physicians_%2f_Doctors/Salary http://www.payscale.com/research/US/People_with_Jobs_as_Phys... http://www1.salary.com/Plumber-I-salary.html http://www1.salary.com/Plumber-I-salary.html I really expect more intelligent comments from a man as accomplished as Thiel.

twelvechairs 14y ago
While I don't disagree that its a little bit far fetched to say the two are equal, I don't think it is as far off as you say. 3 points: - you are comparing a GP or specialist surgeon (average age... maybe 45-50) with a 'plumber I' (average age... maybe 25). - Plumbers do a lot of cash-in-hand work that will never be declared as 'salary' - Pay for tradespeople can vary enormously from place to place. I have noticed living in the UK for instance that tradespeople there earn far less than they do on average in the USA or Australia.