If wage was defined by hard work and a desire to learn,

[Deja Q]

most of us would be making 6 figure salaries, sports people would have to do more than run around a field to make even a pittance, and things like Britney and Jessica and Amy would be in rather different careers. Not to mention that crooks wouldn't be treated as well deserving celebrities to be emulated either.

[jody]

1. And wheelwrights and blacksmiths would be leading business men in each community. n/t

[tridim]

4. And coal miners.

I can't imagine how awful that job must be.

[LSparkle]

2. And Lush Bimbo would be ...

back in Rio Linda (ha!).

[XemaSab]

3. I bet most athletes and musicians work harder than you would guess

:shrug:

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

5. for 6-10 years...

[XemaSab]

6. Yeah, and then either they blow out their knees or their tits start to sag

:P

[ashling]

9. But they can be reborn through

Nutra System


Mmm…MAN FOOD!
:rofl:

[mitchum]

10. I didn't see any musicians listed in the original post

[ZombieHorde]

7. Women giving birth would make extraordinary amounts of money.

[stray cat]

8. How about if we applied that to doctors - and got rid of requiring competence?

I would not go to a brain surgeon who worked hard and liked learning but wasn't competent.

[Brucie Kibbutz]

11. What's wrong with "sports people"?

There's a lot of money being taken in by the owners of pro sports teams. I guess the owners should just be able to keep it all instead of having to share some of it with those greedy jocks. Never mind the fact that their entire career can be over in one play.

[BlooInBloo]

14. It's typical of a certain sort of person...

To whine about athletes making millions, while never having a problem with the owners who make billions.

I'm still not sure precisely what the difference is, between the athletes and the owners that results in this curious difference....

[BlooInBloo]

12. Philosophers would be the richest people EVER.

[Uzybone]

13. Envy is a terrible thing

Athletes and entertainers work just as hard and probably have more desire than most people.