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scott wrote:
>> And yet, it seems fire fighters don't actually earn much money at all.
>> (Considering that their job is vitally important, ludicrously
>> dangerous, highly skilled and directly relevant to human life.)
>
> I guess they only pay what they need to, in order to have enough fire
> fighters. Also firefighters are paid from tax money so they have to
> justify the salaries, AIUI in the US doctors are not paid with tax
> money.
Ah. Right.
> If you look at doctor's salaries in the UK (which are paid from
> tax money), a junior doctor earns about 30k GBP and a GP about 50-80k,
> which is not so different from Engineers, Programmers and other skilled
> jobs.
>
> Also don't forget that everyone you've mentioned so far is earning
> above-average wages, it's not *that* bad!
Oh sure. I'm just noticing... ;-)
I was surprised that lawyers and accountants aren't paid more - but
then, I guess the "special" ones are. Same as any other profession...
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