08-06-2009, 09:30 AM
Quote:I'd say the average Joe makes the pittance of a salary because he doesn't have enough experience with a desirable skill that is in short supply.
I know the why, I know and agree why people that are good in something should earn more than average people. I just think that there are too many relatively useless professions that have to high incomes attached.
Do you like to watch baseball more because you know A-rod makes 10 miljon per year? I happen to know that many americans love college sports more than professional sports. College sports brings more hapiness to peoples lives, but professional players make much more money because of more sponsoring possibilities.
I love to watch sport, I love to listen to good music, I almost went in to the derivative trading business after I graduated from University, I love nicely deisgned things, I just think the high incomes associated with tehse professions have a negative impact on the potential of a society (intelectual decline, followed by economical decline).
(and I wasn't talking about surgeons or CEO's of multinationals)