Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] [POLITICS] Cindy Sheehan on Bill Kristol

[Rick <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Thu, 2007-09-06 at 20:30 -0500, Mike Miller wrote:
> We don't make that much at my level.  If I were a full professor I could 
> make that much, or more.  The salary depends a lot on which department you 
> are in -- English won't pay much, but Medicine pays a lot more.  My salary 
> would only exceed $100k if you include all benefits.

So, you're the one limiting your income, not anyone else...

If you want to make more money, teach Medicine.

> Well, I'm not rich according to the government either, unless they count 
> the value of health benefits in their salary cutoff.  I have to say that 
> I'm not getting your point here.  If I am rich, and I want rich people to 
> contribute more to society, doesn't that mean that I am more trustworthy 
> because I am working against my interests?  I mean, if I were poor and 
> saying that rich people should contribute more, I might appear 
> self-centered.
> 
> Mike
> 

Everyone is self-centered, some people are just more honest about it
than others. Some people are self-centered in that they enjoy the
feeling they get by helping other people, and some inflate their
perceived self-worth by sniffing cocaine off hookers. Are those two
behaviors equal in their benefit to society? No. But do those two
individuals feel the same increase in their own self-worth? Quite
possibly. FFS Mike, aren't you a Psychology professor? 

Rick

-- 
Society has always seemed to demand a little more from human beings than
it will get in practice. 
George Orwell


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