Re: Economic musing, or a theory of deservation

On Mar 18, 8:38=A0am, "art...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Mar 18, 7:59 am, Dover Beach <moon.blanc...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > Veronique <veroniqueuni...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > I thought this was kind interesting.
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>http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=3D/g/a/2008/03/17/onthejob.DTL
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> > <snip long article about morality and dessert. =A0No, not the
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> > Yeah, the subject of moral dessert is very interesting to me. =A0But
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> > author only briefly mentions the issue that I think is most
bothersome,
> > which is the way advertisers use "you deserve $PRODUCT" to sell their
> > stuff. It must be really effective because advertisers use it all the
> > time. They often seem to use it when they're aiming at less-educated,
> > lower-income consumers. =A0The author's example about "start earning
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> > salary you deserve" fits in with that. =A0Advertisers selling
> > high-interest debt (on its own or for cars or other things) invoke the
> > "you deserve it" line. =A0Or Tom Shane will use it to sell low-end
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> > jewelry. "Doesn't your mom deserve the best on Mother's Day?"
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> But "you don't get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate"
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> Also you are supposed to make (at least) your age X $1000

Wow.  I make almost twice my age X 1000.  I wonder if I deserve it.

But yes:  I do.  I worked my tail off to get where I am:  worked on
acquiring marketable skills, worked on making myself valuable to the
company, and I continue to work to keep up in my field.

I also just plain old work hard.  We all work hard here, and it
shows.  Our company is well-run and very profitable, and it's fun
working here.  Honestly, this is the job I've been working toward my
whole life, and it's great.  It really is.

Mary