Should We All Be Paid the Same Regardless of What We Do? Doctor Says a Garbage Collector Should Not Be Paid the Same as His “Insanely Difficult” Job

Every single person in the workforce has a vital role to play in society, and it's even hard to fathom life without any of them.

Should everyone be paid equally?

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However, a recent video by a doctor has sparked renewed discussion about whether everyone should be paid equally regardless of their job, considering the importance of each person's contribution.

In response to a TikTokor stating "I believe that everyone should be paid exactly the same regardless of what they do," one doctor attempted to prove this statement wrong

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He first agrees that he, too, believes no job holds greater importance than any other. 

The man said that being a doctor does not make him more important

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“Being a doctor does not make me any more important than the person who picks up my garbage, than the person who picks apples or ships those apples to my grocery store, or the cashier who sells those apples to me,” he asserts. 

All workers are "equally important"

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“Whether you're a construction worker, a plumber, or you're picking watermelons, these jobs are essential for our society and they are all equally important.”

He then said that they "could have easily become doctors, lawyers, or accountants" 

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He goes on to explain that even within these fields, there are exceptionally intelligent and hardworking individuals who, under certain circumstances, could have easily become doctors, lawyers, or accountants. 

But he argues that the pay should be different

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However, he believes that they shouldn't be paid as equally as someone who worked to pursue such professions.

Becoming a doctor demands a "significant effort to studying"

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To support his argument, he highlights the fact that while a 15-year-old high school dropout can pick apples, becoming a doctor demands completing high school, performing well academically, sacrificing social activities, and devoting significant effort to studying.

He explained how difficult it is to become a doctor

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Explaining how difficult it is to journey to becoming a doctor, he mentions that it entails four years of intensive college coursework, followed by the demanding experience of residency.

The doctor emphasizes his point by explaining that being a doctor is an “insanely difficult” and “stressful” profession, admitting that he would much rather work as an apple picker, a construction worker, a garbage collector, or a grocery bagger at Publix

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However, if these jobs were paid the same as a doctor's salary, he argues that nobody would have the incentive to pursue a career in medicine, which would lead to a world without doctors and everyone opting for simpler jobs.

"Pay people more for difficult jobs"

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“If someone offered to pay me $2 less for the job I do,  I wouldn't do it. This job is so difficult. They have to pay people more for difficult jobs, “ he states, “Otherwise, we'd all just pick apples.”

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