Wage inequality 'getting worse' in leading economies

[Houdini Logic]

This topic really hits a nerve with me for some reason...

The fact is people know what type of job/career they are getting in to when they take it on, and most of the type they know how much or how little they will be earning.

I think that most of the gap is created by the fact that most of the people at the top end of the scale have had to work harder to get to where they are today(granted not all of them). The fact is being a doctor requires more dedication to learning and academic intelligence and people who become doctors dedicate nearly 10 years of their life to getting to that point. Similarly to someone who wants to be at the top of their game in business, through university and masters degrees and spending hours networking and creating contacts. Whereas a Nurse(through a short college course) and a salesman can become that the second they leave school.(Thats not me saying they are any less important, and of course Nurses should be paid more, but they are not, and thats how it is, and thats how they knew it was when they chose to become a nurse.

I think the gap exists as somewhat of a payback for the investment and dedication the majority of people at the top of the scale have put in to getting where they are today.

I think its just a subject that annoys me as much as people complaining they cant get jobs, the fact is that im still young and im still at uni but everyday i try and make valuable contacts that will set me up after I graduate because I want to be successful, the problem is most(again not all) of the jobless think that the only way to get a job these days is through a piss poor CV and the job centre! Jesus guys get into the 21st century, websites like LinkedIn are goldmines for jobs, employers even encourage links to peoples twitter now to see whether they are the sort of person suitable for their organisation.

I think im just fed up of all the moaning on a new topic each day! Just boring! If your not happy with your job go back and retrain and find something new, get creative dont just moan and mope around and make everyone else's life a misery!!

I want good news storys tomorrow DavieG... more of that Antarctica stuff.

You talk sense in the first (bold) part of your post - you do have to work hard to succeed in your career and earn a good wage.

It's just unfortunate you then harped on about complacency and moaners, and completely failed to mention anything to do with the different opportunites presented by socialisation, class and mobility.

[acooling08]

As a college leaver and job searcher, I can safely say that this is the hardest, most stressful, self esteem destroying task I've ever attempted in my life.

[Koke]

It is coming out of your pocket to an extent through surplus value..

Oh and the argument that most of the top 1% have got there through hard work doesn't work for me. The majority will have inherited it or come from very privelaged backgrounds making it a lot easier to get there than any old person.

Such is life though. Plus, we live in a capitalistic world.

Though, I agree with Finners really in pretty much what he said.