WolfpackN64 said:
I'm not utopian my friend. I just know how the world works. Keep telling yourself supply and demand. Of course if no one wanted a certain service no one would provide it, that's basic economic stuff. I studied economics before, I know how it works. But you seem to completely forget another factor. Personal entitlement. People have an idea in their society how much something is worth or how much someone should be paid. That idea can be enforced or discouraged and the very way a society is structured makes it so that how much a certain job gets paid actually varies very little even depending on supply and demand. Next your going to tell me a CEO deserves to earn over 50x the wage of someone at the bottom of a company. |
If you knew how the world works, these arguments you present wouldn't be so unrealistic, bro. Having taken economics before doesn't mean you know your stuff. I was a previous math major beforehand, that doesn't mean I'm an expert in Calculus or Topology. Also, actual economists know their stuff more than the both of us and many say that the gender wage gap doesn't take variables into consideration (also noted by Dr. Christina Hoff Sommers).
Personal entitlement doesn't mean you can demand your work be paid at the same rate as other necessary occupations. That's just plain ridiculous. Do you think a McDonald's sales associate can demand he/she be paid the same as a brain surgeon? Again, if this occured, NO ONE would become a brain surgeon since it cost a huge investment, time and discipine to become one. Then what will happen when there's millions of people with brain problems and there's only .01% brain surgeons to accomodate them? I'd like to hear what you propose.
First off, which occupation are you comparing this CEO to? Secondly, if you've read my actual arguments, I never said anyone deserves what they get paid, I'm saying they're getting paid the money they get for a reason. If one isn't satisfied with their earnings, they have the feedom to leave and pursue other alternatives.
