From: JohnT on

"A Human Being" <justahumanbeing1(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> Martin wrote:
>> On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 09:56:29 +0200, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Dave Frightens Me writes:
>> >
>> >> If it's valuable, why aren't you better off?
>> >
>> >Why are professional basketball players paid more than teachers and
>> >doctors?
>>
>> Why aren't you better off?
>
> If you can answer the question he asked you will have the answer to why
> he isn't better off.
>

The answer to his question is that he hasn't any qualifications do do
anything which will pay reasonable money. So he is poor. Yes, providing the
answer to the question did give the answer. Thank you, ahb.

JohnT


From: A Human Being on

JohnT wrote:
> "A Human Being" <justahumanbeing1(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1154803838.617106.299440(a)m79g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...
> >
> > Martin wrote:
> >> On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 09:56:29 +0200, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Dave Frightens Me writes:
> >> >
> >> >> If it's valuable, why aren't you better off?
> >> >
> >> >Why are professional basketball players paid more than teachers and
> >> >doctors?
> >>
> >> Why aren't you better off?
> >
> > If you can answer the question he asked you will have the answer to why
> > he isn't better off.
> >
>
> The answer to his question is that he hasn't any qualifications do do
> anything which will pay reasonable money.

How did you know he hasn't any qualifications? Have you seen his CV ?

> So he is poor. Yes, providing the
> answer to the question did give the answer.

An incorrect one .

>
> JohnT

From: JohnT on

"A Human Being" <justahumanbeing1(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> JohnT wrote:
>> "A Human Being" <justahumanbeing1(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1154803838.617106.299440(a)m79g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...
>> >
>> > Martin wrote:
>> >> On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 09:56:29 +0200, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Dave Frightens Me writes:
>> >> >
>> >> >> If it's valuable, why aren't you better off?
>> >> >
>> >> >Why are professional basketball players paid more than teachers and
>> >> >doctors?
>> >>
>> >> Why aren't you better off?
>> >
>> > If you can answer the question he asked you will have the answer to why
>> > he isn't better off.
>> >
>>
>> The answer to his question is that he hasn't any qualifications do do
>> anything which will pay reasonable money.
>
> How did you know he hasn't any qualifications? Have you seen his CV ?
>
>> So he is poor. Yes, providing the
>> answer to the question did give the answer.
>
> An incorrect one .

You are confusing qualifications with credential. Please do post Mixi's CV
here, or give us a link to it, so that we may have a good laugh.

JohnT


From: Keith Willshaw on

"A Human Being" <justahumanbeing1(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>

>>
>> Because they are a rarity.
>
> So are midgets and people over 7 ft tall. Why aren't they paid just as
> much as professional models or basketball or football players?
>

Most basketball players seem to fall into the latter of your two groups

Keith


From: Hatunen on
On 5 Aug 2006 11:48:10 -0700, "A Human Being"
<justahumanbeing1(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>Dave Frightens Me wrote:
>> On 2 Aug 2006 08:28:19 -0700, "A Human Being"

>So are midgets and people over 7 ft tall. Why aren't they paid just as
>much as professional models or basketball or football players?

Professional athletes are paid what the owners think is
reasonable for the number of tickets they will be responible for
selling. If you want to blmae someone for their high salaries,
blame the fans, who are willing to pay the inflated seat prices
to see them perform. Ditto for some like Madonna.

How much are you personally willing to pay for tickets to see a
midget or a seven-footer (unless, of course, the seven-footer is
ace at ball-handling and scoring from the three-point line).

How much are you willing to pay a second grade teacher? You will
do they paying, after all, through your taxes. Are you willing to
pay that teacher $100,000 a year, quadrupling your taxes?


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