Every worker deserves a wholesome amount of money as take home and the standard amount of what this should be is really debatable .
While wages and salaries should be examined and fixed based on different country's economy, it has never been the norm. Some country's value their citizens , knowing people's worth and paying an amount that is livable upon , some other countries have actually subjected the labor sector to mere slavery .
We often hear this pigin saying that
"monkey de work , baboon de chop" , this is the perfect citations in some countries , the citizens labour only for the smallest percentage of those ij power to enjoy . The government prefers to subdue it citizens to different labour while cutting back parts of their wages or depriving them of it entirely .
States government can go for months owing it's workers their monthly salaries, having to think that a governor can owe pensioners their money is heartbreaking.
Talking about the subject before us today , I would like to be of the opinion that all workers should be eligible to the same amount of pay 🤔(wages/salary), with an only exception to one so that we can honour those lines that gives us an exception to every rule.
Proceeding with my reason to butress this , i will like to say that every kind of job requires a human input and their brain work wether you are a teacher , farmer or a politician in government. No one is better than the other in this regard , we are all using our brains and Intelligent to work .
A teacher should not be esteemed more than a farmer. Teachers impacts knowledge while farmers provide food for us , we cannot do without either of them .
Mind you a farmer isn't meant to be made inferior since we now have graduates and professors in the farm field investing their engineered knowledge into food production unlike in the past where we have only the lowest in society as farmers .
Every profession should be treated with equal regard .
Paradvebture there should be a standard of payment , this should be in line with our level of knowledge and school qualification .
And just like the grading level in Nigeria .
From level 1-15 and above if more payments should be made based on this level for any kind of profession. A farmer who has a Doctorate degree should earn as much as a teacher or politician with equal degree and level.
And on this basis must there be a fixed salary for every labor personelle in the country.
In most countries the leaders and law makers receive the highest pay been highly esteemed as custodian of the law and holders of powers, dictating and putting everything under law and order. Mind you we have some unschooled men and women who have found their way into such Important positions. Because they are law makers doesn't mean that all the country's funds should be paid into their pockets . They are in a position to serve and not to enslave others .
If leadership positions were made voluntary in many countries with no special benefits attached , I can bet you that most of the people in power today will vacate their positions. Let's pay a governor minimum wage based on his certificate and watch the drama that will preceede this. 😅
Leadership positions should be for service and not a place for receiving special treatment , true leaders following this rule received true honour and respect from their subjects .
My only exception to this rules goes to our dear workers in the Medical sector , they deserve some higher pay not because they are superior people but more because of how delicate their duty discharge is . Handling human lives directly requires special brains care and attention which may not be required in other professions . Science and science related Jobs comes with so much risk and a little additional pay is a required compensation for the extra brain they deploy.
My idea and opinions remains that incomes should be based on what a country can afford, it should be the same for everyone with an exception to the medical field .
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Thanks for reading through the lines .