[Margaret Pilkington]

Oh and if you look again you will see that my comment about the value of caring for the old and the weak....the risible bit was that of comparison with other skills.

As I said previously if society were to put true values on the work of those essential members of the community.....footballers would come somewhere near the bottom, those who provide health and social care would be at the top of the scale.
Work isn't just about money(except we should not expect people to work for nothing).....work is about job satisfaction, self esteem, social worth.....but try paying the electric bill with a cheque from the Bank of Thanks...you won't get very far.
And that is why some people give up looking after the elderly to work in a supermarket.....because economic needs outweigh the job satisfaction needs.