I'm reading a book
that says it is stupid
that plumbers get paid more
than childcare workers
because kids are worth
more than pipes.
My wife thinks
it is good that plumbers
are well-paid
because they have lots of kids.
If childcare workers had
as many kids as plumbers
they'd have to stay at home
and wouldn't be able
to work. This would,
of course, decrease
the supply of the childcare
workers, so the facilities
would have to pay
them more, which probably
means that people wouldn't
use paid childcare,
or wouldn't have children,
or wouldn't buy big screen TVs.
The big question,
as I see it,
is not what is unfair,
but rather what measures
should be taken
to correct
all the world's injustices,
and what the costs are
of these measures?
Next time you pay a
child care worker,
please add a substantial tip,
and next time you pay
a plumber, ask her if
she'll take less.
Just tell the plumber
it is all
in the name of fairness,
and watch the steam
erupt
from her pipe!
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