In an ideal world, salaries should be more related to earnings than simple job offer-demand (I said 'more' related, not completely). The distribution of wealth is extremely disproportionate. I know this sounds very 'lefty', but if you think about it for a moment in a wider aspect, you might agree that current society is degrading the true value of work, what it does, and how the private sector benefits from it. The leveling shouldn't be eastern/western, it should be a leveling of the distribution of wealth in the whole world. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist