[eleni121]

(Namely - if you a shit job that needs doing, you SHOULD have to pay a premium)

Stalin and Mao agree. In Marxian society the elites (educated, skilled) had no more financial compensation than the guy who shoveled shit.

[StatesEnemy]

Look, truth usually lies somewhere in the middle...

If say, a corporate farm wants it's produce picked, the market (based on the US market - not the Mexican, Chinese, Indonesian market) should dictate the wage.

Real simple econ 101.

[StatesEnemy]

In Marxian society the elites (educated, skilled) had no more financial compensation than the guy who shoveled shit.

While I loathe most of the philosophy there is a certain truth to this nugget.

If the shit REALLY NEEDS TO BE SHOVELLED, a shit-shoveller might be a bit more valuable to a society than another well-educated Lawyer