[lbo-talk] Parecon Discussion...

JBrown72073 at cs.com JBrown72073 at cs.com
Fri Sep 26 13:59:48 PDT 2003


Gar Lipow writes:


>You say surgery is a more onerous task than sweeping floors? I wonder if
>people who choose to become surgeons really feel that way. But if it really
>is then it will be paid more than sweeping floors. That is if given education
>is not only free, but students are paid a salary for training, and sweeping
>floors is paid the same as surgery, and trained surgeons choose floor
sweeping
>over surgery, than yes surgery is more onerous than floor sweeping, and
>compensation will be raised until sufficient people are attracted to surgical
>positions.

How is this provided for, in parecons? (I should note in advance that the answer I've heard before, which boils down to 'people decide to do it,' has been pretty unsatisfactory.)

Jenny Brown



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