Ten most overpaid jobs in the U.S.

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loup garou

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Originally posted by: JackDawkins
Originally posted by: werk
Originally posted by: ausm
Here is a link you should checkout for further education cornholio....


Alaskan WTF? Crab Fisherman


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Ausm
Now will you please tell me wtf that has to do with the original article?

I think ausm doesn't quite know what a longshoreman is.
So do I. Guess I shouldn't keep stringing him along, huh? :)
 

FoBoT

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Apr 30, 2001
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somebody should make a poll for the ones they find most offensive, the two i am applalled by are:

4) Orthodontists
8) West Coast longshoremen


with the pilots coming in 3rd
 

Vic

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Originally posted by: FoBoT
somebody should make a poll for the ones they find most offensive, the two i am applalled by are:

4) Orthodontists
8) West Coast longshoremen


with the pilots coming in 3rd
What's your solution? Government-mandated salaries?
rolleye.gif


And while I won't argue the longshoremen, do you really want your teeth fixed or your plane flown by someone making less money (and thereby presumably less competent)? If so, you may, but I don't. Especially the pilots. I don't think we pay them enough.
 

DT4K

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Originally posted by: Vic
Originally posted by: FoBoT
somebody should make a poll for the ones they find most offensive, the two i am applalled by are:

4) Orthodontists
8) West Coast longshoremen


with the pilots coming in 3rd
What's your solution? Government-mandated salaries?
rolleye.gif


And while I won't argue the longshoremen, do you really want your teeth fixed or your plane flown by someone making less money (and thereby presumably less competent)? If so, you may, but I don't. Especially the pilots. I don't think we pay them enough.

I agree pilots salaries are justified.
But it's funny you mention government-mandated salaries. Cause the government mandated laws regarding unions are the reason jobs like longshoreman are paid such ridiculously high salaries.
 

ElFenix

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Mar 20, 2000
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screw law school, i'm gonna be a skycap. regular hours, no stress, don't bring your work home, job you can do while drunk, sounds good
 

OmarGustav

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I am surprised it doesn't list drug dealer on there - I earn 16K/week slinging crack out of the back door of the local domino's pizza... I pay 2K to the owner of the pizza shop, 2k to the local police, and pull in over 500 grand cash per year.
 

FoBoT

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Originally posted by: Vic
Originally posted by: FoBoT
somebody should make a poll for the ones they find most offensive, the two i am applalled by are:

4) Orthodontists
8) West Coast longshoremen


with the pilots coming in 3rd
What's your solution? Government-mandated salaries?
rolleye.gif


And while I won't argue the longshoremen, do you really want your teeth fixed or your plane flown by someone making less money (and thereby presumably less competent)? If so, you may, but I don't. Especially the pilots. I don't think we pay them enough.

i am for free enterprise, but the union situation doesn't sound like free enterprise, and if dental schools really are controlling the number of people qualified to be orthodontists, that isn't free enterprise either

the pilots are another union deal, so there you go. i will keep flying Southwest :)