In your opinion, how much are they worth?

Aubra Thomas of Dallas says that "extreme income disparity is undesirable, dangerous and ultimately unsustainable." I don't think Aubra has the faintest idea what she's talking about.

I don't know what Aubra does for a living, but let's suppose she's spent eight years in college and another three to eight years in internship to become a doctor. And let's suppose that the janitor at the clinic she just opened dropped out of school in the 10th grade. Aubra's now bringing in somewhere in the neighborhood of $200,000 a year. In terms of hourly pay, let's say she works a 60 hour week. That means she's making roughly $96 an hour.  She's paying the janitor $8.50 an hour. That's an extreme income disparity. But if she's in that position, do you think she thinks it's undesirable, dangerous and unsustainable? I kind of doubt it.

There is a solution for Aubra. If she's the doctor, she can raise the janitor to $52.25 an hour. Then there won't be any income disparity. There's also a solution if she's the janitor. She can get a grip on her envy and stop worrying about how much money other people make. Then she can get her rear in gear and do what it takes for her to get a better job.

"Income disparity matters." The Dallas Morning News; November 20, 2011; p. 3P.