[thechat] A balance of opinion. - Iran
deacon b.
web at master.gen.in.us
Wed Mar 26 16:26:27 CST 2003
> deacon b. mumbled:
> >>But in practice, people get paid more for work that
> >>makes you dirty, work that makes you sweat, work
> >>that drives you crazy, work that endangers your life
> >>or health.
> "In practice"? Is this some kind of wierd troll?
> On what planet does this happen? Where gold mine
> miners make more than web developers?
According to the BLS, the average miner in the US
makes $49,000 per year in salary, not including
overtime, bonuses and benefits.
I can hire web developers for $8 an hour here in
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where unemployment is
running fairly low.
> Where running shoe factory workers make
> more than stock brokers?
I don't know of any stockbrokers who are paid a
wage. If they don't make any sales, they get *zilch*.
And I don't know of any running shoe factories in the
US, so you'd have to figure out some sort of
geographical munge factor.
> Where firemen make more than pro golfers?
Masterlink club services says $29,381 for the
average golf pro. Latest figures I can find for
firefighters from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is
1995, which showed a mean of $677/week, which
amounts to $35,204.
> Methinks you (at the very least) left some measure of level of
> knowledge and skill out of the equation somewhere.
I won't deny that when occupations are licensed, the
artificial scarcity involved skews the free market in
trade. Stock brokers are licensed, but that's not a
factor in *that* comparison. Anyone who can make
a good living on commission sales of stocks and
bonds can make a good living selling semi tractors
or numerical-controlled milling machines.
--
RIP Adam Osborne, 1939-2003
And 23 pounds of thanks!
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