There is nothing new about this. It's been happening for a while....maybe since the time of the creation of Egyptian pyramids. The poor earn nothing, and do the most work. The rich earn the most, and do the least physical work.
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Hand Pressing Dollar Button
by tungphoto |
At the top of the food chain, the empire, the king, the CEO, all delegate tasks while sitting on their thrones, within their chambers, or out on a yacht. A basketball player earns millions for playing ball, and has someone massage him, feed him water, and wipe the sweat off his forehead. A burger flipper earns barely enough to stay alive, but they help to feed millions a day surrounded by a flaming heat and greasy air.
It was a realization after I got my job and started looking around at estimates for annual salaries. Compared to my engineering friends I will always make less than one-third their annual salary. And the ones I know sit online all day and chat. Ugh! The part time job I had paid more than I'll earn as an entry-level reporter. Craziness. But I love writing more than my former job, so I am not going to complain. It's just an annoying realization.
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