Ok, I am going to bite on this one. Please explain how claiming somebody is underpaid absurd and elitist. And I don't mean to just repeat the phrase over in different ways, I mean really explain what you mean when you say that. Especially the elitist part. I am very keen to learn more about that.
But until then, your argument seems to be that anybody that feels underpaid can just quit their jobs and go find the same job somewhere else that will pay them commensurate with their contribution? Brilliant! We should let them know immediately. They will be so relieved to hear that.
I'll let all the teachers, police officers, and firefighters who are clearly underpaid know. And on that note, do you think those are the best opportunities that those people have? Likely not, but they do it anyways. Why do you think that is? And if they did all decide to go look for better paying jobs, what then? So we have less experienced, less qualified people in those jobs? So instead of being elitist and arguing for increased wages, we should instead give those menial tasks to people who value their time much less than all the teachers and cops that currently keep us safe and educate our children.
Finally, by definition, almost all women are underpaid. There is no profession where a woman, on average, does not make less than a man with equal credentials. Literally, they are getting paid less than somebody else in the same area doing the same job. Any idea why they don't leave for better paying jobs?
There are many reasons why somebody might not leave a job that is underpaying them. That does not mean they are not underpaid.
