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thfurantoday at 1:31 AM3 repliesview on HN

I guarantee you that a lot more people would be willing to put up with it for $10 million a year.


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alex43578today at 1:49 AM

Ok, but society can't bear the cost of $10M garbage men, so either people will do it themselves or go without.

The same argument applies to any job: in most scenarios, it pays what it's worth to society at the market clearing price. The government can interfere via licensing, minimum wages, quotas, etc; but broadly the job pays what it's worth.

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samustoday at 5:27 AM

I'm not sure you'll attract the right kind of people with that much money. Probably a lot of people looking for a quick buck will apply, do a good job for long enough to not get outright fired, collect a few cash checks, and then knock it off.

I think there would actually be enough people willing to do blue collar jobs if job security is alright. Low-status jobs are defined by low job security, not necessarily by harsh working conditions.

upsupertoday at 1:48 AM

You would probably need to face voters questioning whether that's the best way to use their money.

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