XPost: alt.home.repair, uk.d-i-y, alt.sci.physics   
   From: xenolith@optusnet.com.au   
      
   On 15/6/19 11:30 pm, Commander Kinsey wrote:   
   > On Fri, 14 Jun 2019 03:10:35 +0100, Xeno  wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 14/6/19 8:59 am, Commander Kinsey wrote:   
   >>> On Thu, 13 Jun 2019 04:06:13 +0100, Xeno    
   >>> wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> On 13/6/19 2:44 am, Commander Kinsey wrote:   
   >>>>> On Wed, 12 Jun 2019 01:24:38 +0100, Rod Speed   
   >>>>>    
   >>>>> wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> "Commander Kinsey"  wrote in message   
   >>>>>> news:op.z28s84sjwdg98l@desktop-ga2mpl8.lan...   
   >>>>>>> once you get really rich you get accountants that fiddle things   
   >>>>>>> nicely.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> We werent discussing the really rich.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> We only pay more than 20% on anything we earn over £46,351.  That's   
   >>>>> really rich buggers, I can't think of anyone earning that much.  They   
   >>>>> can afford accountants to cheat.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> You're mixing in the wrong circles. One of my friends in the UK,   
   >>>> Folkestone to be precise, earns well over £100,000 per annum. Others   
   >>>> earn slightly lesser amounts. One of my friends here, until he retired   
   >>>> recently, was earning £150,000 for 6 months work. It has to be said,   
   >>>> both those aforementioned are highly qualified in their respective   
   >>>> fields.   
   >>>   
   >>> That's more than the prime minister gets paid.  Nobody should be earning   
   >>> that much.  The average UK wage is a fraction of that and we should all   
   >>> be paid a similar amount.   
   >>   
   >> Why? He is getting paid *what he is worth*. He put in the time and   
   >> effort studying and gaining experience on the ground to get where he is   
   >> and if people are willing to pay him appropriately for his work, then   
   >> that is up to him. I put in 12 years at uni and decades in trade   
   >> relevant study and qualifications but you think a labourer should get   
   >> the same pay as I? You need to get real.   
   >   
   > I don't care what job you do, it's less important than running the   
   > entire country.   
      
   You tell that to the people who are looking for specific skillsets. They   
   seem to think the people are worth it. Like my mate, recently retired,   
   who is an *inspector*. A hazardous area, gaseous environment inspector,   
   to be precise. This is what happens without people like him on the job;   
      
   https://www.simien.com/assets/simiensimien/media/images/blog/fir   
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