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Old 3rd Nov 2022, 21:50
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WB627
 
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Originally Posted by MPN11
Silly .. perhaps. But a reflection of the distorted values we put in place these days.
Originally Posted by Bob Viking
I agree that it is silly. However, I’d struggle to find a better example of how a business (Man City) pays the going rate for someone with a niche set of skills. Maybe the military can learn something from the Premier League. I’d have been more than happy with just one of Haaland’s weekly wages as an annual salary though.

BV
Originally Posted by MPN11
A complicated parallel to draw, of course. Mr. F-35 doesn’t draw paying/baying crowds to watch his skills in potentially lethal combat.
Absolutely to all of the above, but.....

What value do you place on the "niche skills" of a Doctor or a nurse who has also spent many years in training and has the responsibility of the lives of many other people in their hands.
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