Ong... Given that we agree that disparity in the pay of different jobs is a net social good,

Is it always a net good that the disparity in pay be ever more extreme?
Or is there some balance that is required for social stability?

Should Bezos be making as much more than his employees as he does? More, sure. But THAT MUCH more?
Is that better for social stability than a *more* equitable sharing of the company's profits to which all its employees play a part?

Doctors should earn more, OK. How much more, though? And what is the actual cost to the society as a whole as we crank that dial one way or the other?


You are aware of the problems with cranking it all the way to a flat line with everyone receiving equal pay regardless of their job. Do you see the problems with cranking it all the way the other direction where there is a poverty class and a uber rich class?

Would the phrase "Let them eat cake" inspire any sense of the dangers on that end of the dial as well?