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Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards
Wasn't a knock on capitalism, just stating the obvious. In a society where your skills are worth millions in the private sector why would you settle for thousands working for a non-profit?
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Oh, I don't know, does everybody have to make millions to be happy? How many people get some of their compensation in the satisfaction of helping people, or animals, or the planet, etc.? Can you live a nice life making 100K these days? That's more than I ever made, and I've had a very nice life. It used to be a scandal when it would come out that the head of a major charity made a small fortune every year. I didn't like it then, and I still don't. My little town has lots of charity thrift stores, and most of them are staffed by volunteers. I doubt if the managers make all that much. There's a Goodwill here, but it's about the last on my list for a number of reasons. I understand they employ people that might not otherwise be able to get a job, and that's great, but how much do they make while the boss makes hundreds of thousands running a pretty simple retail operation that has the "Goodwill" feature to attract donors and customers to its business? Nice work if you can get it!