You saved $500k to buy a beautiful home. You don't know how to build a home.
I do. I take the $500k from you and then pay $450k to a bunch of employees who put in 40 hours a week. I take home $50k. I earn $50k.
Now, you like the home so much you tell all your friends about it.
I hire more employees and I take $50k profit per house but I build 20k houses and make $1B. I earn $1B.
Market forces decide how much you "earn". There are plenty of blue collar workers who work 3 jobs and live paycheck to paycheck. There are SWEs who work 20 hours a week and make the bank.
I do. I take the $500k from you and then pay $450k to a bunch of employees who put in 40 hours a week. I take home $50k. I earn $50k.
Now, you like the home so much you tell all your friends about it.
I hire more employees and I take $50k profit per house but I build 20k houses and make $1B. I earn $1B.
Market forces decide how much you "earn". There are plenty of blue collar workers who work 3 jobs and live paycheck to paycheck. There are SWEs who work 20 hours a week and make the bank.