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Originally Posted by Thor
Oh I agree, we pay the people we rely need more of like scientists, researchers, teachers, cops, etc.. way too little.
While we celebrate bankers, investment brokers, and all the people who would sell their souls for money, while the people who benefit our society get crap.
I do think though with the banking/finance system collapse of the last year people are starting to figure out they are not the people who should determine the future of our planet, because if it were up to them profit is better than survival.
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Why does the common good have to be judged by its utility? You need to make a living, but there is immense virtue to being a teacher. We don't hold that value at all.