Everybody should get the same wage?What are your views concerning this subject?

Answer 1

NO, that is called communism and it is an evil system. That would mean that hard work, intelligence, and perseverance would not be rewarded. Without the incentive of a higher wage, we as a society would stop working so hard to do important work such as cure disease and star in big Hollywood movies.

Answer 2

Absolutely everyone getting the same wage, without exception, might be a pretty tough sell. But certainly within an organisation or company, equal pay for work of equal value is an accepted standard. The watchword in this statement/standard is "of equal value". This means, for instance, if a secretary's typing a letter benefits a company's bottom line as much as a janitor's mopping a floor, then they should get paid the same amount because their work is of equal value to the company, the secretary's typed letter means as much to the company as the janitor's mopped floor. This is not to say that this standard's implementation doesn't raise a lot of hackles. I'm sure you can imagine the consternation ensuing from a secretary being compared to a janitor, or a departmental manager being compared to a forklift driver on the loading dock. But the idea of the scheme was to get away from the older standard, equal pay for equal work, where only secretaries could be compared to secretaries, since pay was based on how many letters they typed (for instance) and janitors don't type letters. Changing the reference to the value of the work to the company, allowed for the creation of broader classes or categories of work and also changed the focus from "job done" to "work performed".

Personally, I think this standard is fair. I mean, if you and I both make a million dollars for the company, then why shouldn't we get the same pay? Why should it make a difference that I type letters and you load trailer trucks? It encourages, fosters a change in the focus of the worker, away from the traditional turf-guarding (I am a SECRETARY, TA DA!!!!, you are only a dock worker, ptewy) and towards a more comradely perception of all being employees of the one company.

Answer 3

No, due to differing skills, education, experience, inherent job risks, etc.

But everyone who works a full 40 hr work week should be able to make a liveable wage. It's disgusting that in America a person can work a full time job and still be below poverty level. If you work hard every day, you should feel reasonably confident that you can provide basic shelter & healthcare for your family, but sadly that's not the case these days.

Some people will say it's your own fault if you can't make more than minimum wage serving fast food, but as more & more jobs move overseas, pretty soon there will be extremely few viable opportunities for individuals who aren't highly educated...and perhaps eventually even for those who are highly educated as the US continues to look for cheaper labor sources in India & China.

Answer 4

It won't work. The people who don't want to work too hard will end up sitting around doing nothing, getting paid the same as the people who enjoy working hard.
The people who work hard end up having to pull the slacker's weight to get the jobs done but find no job satisfaction because they are still only making the same amount as the slackers. Their job dissatisfaction leads to apathy and they then become slackers.
Eventually everyone becomes slackers, no one is working, no work is getting done, no money is moving, the market stagnates and no one gets paid.

This was tried in the early days of America. The Jamestown settlement was first a commune where everyone shared their crops with the rest of the settlement. The leaders quickly noticed that some people weren't contributing as much anymore and that others were supplying the majority of the effort/crops. They changed their policy to everyone growing food to supply their own families and everything changed and the colony thrived.

Answer 5

what is the scope of this question? does everyone in every job get the same wage (garbage man and doctor get the same wage) or by fields (all doctors are paid the same, all lawyers receive a different salary from everyone else, but common to all lawyers)? i think it encourages laziness. there is no economic benefit to working harder and why would someone want to be a doctor when they can be a garbage man and get the same wage. this system is impractical because our society today is far too concerned with money and economic benefit to work, plus human behavior shows that a lot of people would be willing to make the least effort for the most money. they wouldn't care about feeling pride in their work. doctors and lawyers take years of education. why would i spend my money putting myself through school to make the same as a garbage man who doesn't need to have an education to do that job?

Answer 6

Do you mean a doctor should receive the same as say an retail person. I don't agree with that, for the simple fact that the doctor has spent so many years in school, preparing for a career. If you are talking about the same wage through all the retail stores, maybe. Won't happen though.

Answer 7

In this world, most people feel there has to be balance. One must get as much as one gives. I don't know if this isn't just an emotional need.

What if a neurosurgeon and an orderly both earned the same salary which afforded them a comfortable and secure lifestyle.

If you enjoy your job, what need do you have for surplus cash?

In my ideal world there would be no money, everyone would be doing what they enjoy and living comfortably after work. There is no way this is going to happen anytime soon, but we could take steps.

I don't know what those steps are, but I think the goal will greatly reduce crime.

Answer 8

No way. For one, the people who when to school and got a college education deserve more money than those who have not. Furthermore, if you are dealing with the same 'qualified' people, and one has worked at the place longer than another then they deserve more money than the other. And finally, if we were alled payed the same rate, the hard working would not be rewarded for their hard work. There is no incentive to work hard, if you are getting paid the same amount as Joe Bob who is sitting in the corner picking his nose.

Answer 9

Are you talking about jobs??? I disagree, because if the people that worked at McDonalds got paid the exact same amount as a lawyer, then the lawyers would not wanna be lawyers because its hard work, so everyone would be working at McDonalds.

Answer 10

All the above answers are the same reason I do not believe in Affirmative Action. People should be paid according to their skill level, not their skin color.