Working Hard and Working Smart. Garbagemen work hard, Janitors work hard, Fast-Food Cooks work hard, but do they offer much to the greater good? I would expect someone that makes a living be curing cancer to make more $$$ than someone who's prime objective is shuffling garbage from a can to a truck.

It doesn't matter where you start in life. My father was born in a farm house in rural northwest Arkansas. He came from nothing; and was fueled by determination to succeed. If a person has the mindset, that person can do anything. I had a huge headstart because of my father, but does that mean that I deserve less compensation for my achievements? The most qualified person deserves the most compensation for what he does, otherwise what motivation would one have to do excel?

IMHO. This was the reason behind the fall of communism. The people that made the most money had to give it to the people that made the least money. This didn't leave the upper end producers much reason to produce well seeing that they had to give everything to the freeloaders anyway. I certainly would not want to make the same salary as the lot porter, because there is much more riding on what I do. If this were the case, I'd much rather be the lot porter because life would be much simpler.

Don't give me the "you need to do your best all of the time because it's the right thing to do" crap, because I don't believe it. It's crap. If I'm not rewarded for what I do, then I won't do it. Someone else can, and I'll be happily shuffling cars around the lot.

Cheers,
Brian.

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• Kind of OT: Sad story about the production of Saabs..., SuoTimo, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 10:11:29
  • Too bad, I've always considered.., BobH, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 20:41:44
  • not really ... It's or the "old" 9-3, Trev, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 12:43:12
    • Re: not really ... Prod. move to Austria n/m, SuoTimo, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 02:39:15
  • Re: Kind of OT: Sad story about the production of Saabs..., bRAD, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 11:27:57
    • Kind of OT: Have you read "Stupid White Men"?......., zeke, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 12:10:53
      • As bad as it is..., b.flippo, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 12:33:56
      • If they can make "more" profit? Saab LOST $500,000,000, Dinger, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 12:32:33
      • OK Mr. Smarty Pants, VP, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 12:25:55
        • HUH! VP you claim that Nordic countries are socialist?, Not Socialist, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 02:36:38
          • Yes I do, VP, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 08:10:17
            • Add Germany to the List too!, VP, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 08:18:31
        • Re: OK Mr. Smarty Pants, zeke, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 21:33:37
          • Don't be so sure., VP, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 08:14:26
        • UH...HERES AN IDEA...., 91Aero.jr, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 14:55:49
          • "Greed" is not just an American Phenomenon., Terraplanem, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 10:58:04
          • Agree somewhat., VP, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 15:08:04
            • Re: Agree somewhat., avanti, Fri, 7 Feb 2003 01:38:00
            • Disagree..., bRAD, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 16:07:32
              • Estate Tax, Terraplanem, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 11:00:35
                • I'm unfamilliar with the US taxation system..., bRAD, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 11:06:28
                  • Estate tax: if you have a large estate, IIRC over 1mil, Terraplanem, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 11:24:57
              • Were you in my Econ class?->, roman, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 16:38:54
              • Re: Disagree..., VP, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 16:18:31
                • No argument there..., bRAD, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 16:38:58
                  • Indeed, but in the words of Gerhardt Richter,, Terraplanem, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 11:08:57
                  • Now, there is a distinct difference between..., b.flippo, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 17:10:53 <-- Viewing This Message
                    • Well said, VP, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 08:05:50
                      • I think many of you are unclear about your own beliefs+, roman, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 12:29:53
                        • Marxism, VP, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 14:42:59
                          • Wrong!, competetion has nothing to do with it->, roman, Fri, 7 Feb 2003 15:40:56
                          • Marxism according to Friedman, you mean....., zeke, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 16:15:04
                            • That model will work with small groups., Dave Westlake, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 16:31:49
                          • Re: Marxism, Terraplanem, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 14:57:39
                            • I've been in a Lada....., Dave Westlake, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:26:26
                              • Slightly better than walking, but only in inclement, Terraplanem, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 18:28:07
                      • Any economic system..., bRAD, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 11:01:31
                    • You weren't in Toronto last summer..., bRAD, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 22:51:41
            • Yes indeed...., 91Aero.jr, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 15:18:35
        • Re: OK Mr. Smarty Pants, Eli5, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 14:16:56
          • Thinking before posting, VP, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 14:41:12
            • Well it is cheaper to design in mexico as well..., Eli5, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 15:07:57
              • The quality issue w/r/t VW's Mexican operations have, Terraplanem, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 11:33:59
                • I owned a 2000 Mexican Jetta..., bRAD, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 13:40:26
                  • Word on the R32. I am well satisfied with the quality, Terraplanem, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:06:22
            • Are you a VW brand manger / consultant? n/m, Jon in Chicago, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 15:03:43

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