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Old 31st October 2009 | 08:30
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ZQA297/30
 
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Just a thought.

What is "a fair rate of pay" for an airline pilot, lawyer, professional football player, pop music star, F1 driver, bus driver, airline executive, doctor, engineer, soldier?
What justifies the disparities, is it knowledge, skill, hard physical or mental work, risk factors?
Is it the cost and time for qualification, or just plain old market forces?

If it is market forces, please justify why a crusty old curmudgeon flying beat-up old bangers should make more than a garbage truck driver, when there are probably thousands of tired old L-10 drivers who would love to be paid big bucks to fly seasonally?
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