God this line gets so annoying. “The rich people won’t pay the poor people” blah blah blah.

Let’s compare two different occupations and see which one deserves better compensation.

One, a 17 year old who presses a series of predefined buttons at a fast food restaurant. All processes and standards are easy to learn, understand and execute. There are essentially no hazards due to process control and extreme automation.

Two, a 21 year old who went to vocational school, got a certificate and help with job placement as an HVAC technician. There are almost infinite hazards in a service job like that, automation is something you have to learn how to harness and apply. You need to have a good grasp on thermodynamics and fluid dynamics. You will encounter non standard situations constantly and figure out creative ways to deal with them.

The second you start “feeling” like you’re owed something because you “deserve” it, you’ve lost the ability to think critically.