It's not just greed that drives that situation, but also opportunity. If you work at a high end medical facility you're getting better pay, but you're also getting better tech to use for treatment, access to better drugs, and so on. The best doctors are making the best money, but they're doing it for the right reasons -- namely, they're worth it.
That is, I'm sorry, a painfully naive assessment. Many physicians work in communities and for facilities that pay less because they believe in the mission of those agencies, which is to serve the public rather than only those who can afford it. Different specialities also make more than others. But you're not going to convince me, or anyone who actually knows what they're talking about, that primary care is less valuable to patients than specialty care.
And, who isn't greedy? That's like saying you're bad because you breathe. Let's face it when there is a limited set of resources and people are competing for them it's never equal access -- some are more talented or clever and get a lead on the plebs.
Which is exactly why resources should be shared equitably. You are blindly equating wealth with moral value, as though the wealthy are wealthy purely as a function of the sweat of their brow and because they deserve it. That completely ignores the reality of how income inequality actually happens.
Anyway, I can basically tell someone's income by how they view money. If they think the government should give people more things they're bums or nearly broke, if they don't want the government to give the handouts it's because they have no need of them.
Fascinating. I'm constantly hearing right-wingers whine about rich liberal elitists, so the next time I see someone on RF doing that I'll have you explain to your compatriot that only poor people are lefties.
I'm guessing if we add $100k to your paycheck your religion would change too
Really? I think richer people tend to be more secular, not less. But you're on a roll, keep up the fact-free analysis!
-- would you be greedy that you kept that extra money, or just more skilled and thus worth the extra reward that society decided you were worth?
I love this pandering for donations and freebies when you have nothing to give yourself, but certainly everyone else should pony up for your rent-free ideas. That's the irony of the whole thing... The only people who want socialism are broke.
If I made $100K more than I do now, I'd expect to pay plenty more in taxes, and would be fine with that. And I'd still be no where near the top 1% of income earners.
I'm not broke, honestly never have been, but keep telling yourself that.
You now need to make more than $500,000 a year to be in the 1% in America, new study shows — and that's the highest it's ever been
