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>The problem is that logic you gave is suspect to a survivorship bias.

There is no such problem. What you are bringing up is a related, but different issue. The underlying question is still valid for the problem being discussed. If we want to bring in related but different problems... we could start by bringing in the issue of the gender difference in prisons which has really nasty effect on ability get a good wage... or a job at all.

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What is the question? You asked two in your earlier comment. My answer primarily addresses your first question:

> So what you are saying is that more experienced and more educated people get paid more?

The answer to that is "no." I interpret jonesb6's comment as pointing out that the survey depends on a survivorship bias.

Thus, "more experienced and more educated people get paid more" is an incorrect translation of that comment as jonesb6 was not saying that but was making a different point.

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