Liberals also don’t understand economic value.
They don’t comprehend that some people’s work is, in fact, more valuable than that of others. They think that just because someone has some passing association with a total revenue stream means they have a more or less equal share thereof. They completely reject the notion that one person’s work may be worth orders of magnitude more than most others; the person making pizzas works just as hard and is worth just as much as the person organizing thousands of pizza makers.
I’ve observed a wide range of work and productivity. Those earning more digits in their paychecks do, on the whole, _earn_ it: it’s not some abuse of “luck of the draw” or borderline criminal activity, it is genuine generation of greater value. People who aspire to the mundane, people who who clock out at 5 (or, practically, before their shift ends), people who freak out over daily mishaps (and don’t act to prevent them), etc are not in a position to make consistently correct decisions/designs/deliverables affecting thousands of employees, millions of customers and billions of dollars. Those tasked with orders of magnitude more risk, and who can deliver at that scale, earn orders of magnitude more compensation. Can most people, with just 2 days’ notice, make an effective sales pitch involving ten million customers - and not suffer a mental breakdown? or make pricing decisions on the scale of a billion pizzas a year? or design a product line so well that market cap reaches half a trillion dollars? Would you trust most people to that job? How much do you pay someone who _can_ do that well - when others are willing to pay a lot more for that talent?
But no. Leftists think “Papa” John should cut his income - isn’t fair otherwise, you see...
I understand and agree completely. I have 30+ years experience in what I do and I have people who think I am over-paid. My boss recently said to me that, while most Americans, on a scale from 1 to 10, deal with a 6 to 7 stress rate, you deal with a 12! They were right, but I’ve earned that right to the dollars that go along with that. I am not wealthy, but earn upper-mid 5 figures for it and have paid for a home and college for my children along the way. And yes, earlier in my career, I worked roofing jobs, throwing newspapers, and fast food (not unlike Papa John’s) to supplement my income along the way. Played guitar in a band as well (one of my more rewarding sidelines)
I come home every night and do not feel one bit guilty that I have earned my pay.