4/21/2016 0 Comments Its all about the moneyMoney.
It's what everyone is the world depends on to live. People fight over it as if it were the last drop of water on Earth, and spend it faster than it takes them to make it. We all know that humans make money by (unless you're a trust fund baby) having a job. All these jobs pay each individual for their services. But in the end, who determines the value of the work they did? I ask this because recently, I've started paying close attention to who gets paid in society and how they compare to everyone else in the working community. Yes I realize this isn't the most interesting thing to think about, but once I did, it caused some sparks in my mind. And not the good kind. See, after researching a bit, I saw that the average doctor in the US gets paid typically a salary in the range of $50,000 to $60,000 a year, according to data from the American Medical Association, and the average TV star gets paid $150K-$1M an episode. WHAT THE HECK?! I thought as I slammed the screen of my computer down. (Well I didn't slam it but you get the point) It just didn't make any sense to me, why should people who play doctors in shows get paid more than the real ones who save lives daily? I hesitantly opened my computer up again. NO!!!! My next reaction when I read that the average teacher in the United States makes a salary of about $52,000 a year, in comparison to supermodels who get paid about $5 million just to show off some way too expensive lingerie. What is wrong with the world? I thought. Shouldn't people who dedicate their lives to the good of the human race and the Earth, get more recognition and pay than (and I have no disrespect for them) people who dedicate their lives to entertain all the middle and high class people? I know that there are most likely tons of people who disagree with me, but before you get defensive, I just want to ask these questions: Are these people going to be remembered as heroes? Do they save lives daily and discover new groundbreaking data that changes how we live? Do they build machines that cure diseases? Are you thankful that there are people who dedicate their lives to what they do? Yes, I know that in order to live a happy life you don't necessarily need money, but really, people need to see that if they are paying more money to those who are going to be handed an Oscar rather than the Nobel prize, how will we continue to develop? How will people do what they need to do in order to keep building the world? To keep things simple, I think that everyone deserves to do the job they love. And if that job is acting then great! If its singing then awesome! But at the same time, think. In 30 years, will everyone still be praising models? Or will they be in desperate need of educators, doctors, scientists, social workers, and all the rest. People who change the world.
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