Define "Fair wages?"

Man is not human, he is an alien I tell you!

     So one of my FB friends posted this yesterday and it isn't the first time I have ever seen it.  I think that the way this man treats his employees is amazing and the world would probably be better off if more people were like him.  However, it sparked a bit of a heated (One sided since I am pretty damned mellow) argument with another FB "Friend."  (I say "friend" because I have never met them and very rarely "Speak" to them online.)  Her argument got me thinking and I decided to once again mention my thoughts on the subjects discussed.
    X's main argument basically amounted to "Everyone should be paid a salary that they can live off of comfortably whatever job they possess or skills they have."  In short, a burger flipper at Wendy's should make the same salary as someone who has gone to college/school for  years and received specialized skills and training.  A Janitor should make the same money as a Lawyer or Doctor.  She said it was wrong for the companies and corporations to "Keep all their money" and not give it back to the people who work for them.
     I have several problems with this attitude.  The first is that why should an unskilled laborer be paid a salary with benefits equal to someone who took the time to spend 4 or more years studying and working hard?  My wife went to college for 4 years and graduated with honors with two degrees.  She later went back to college and received her Masters WHILE also attending the Air Force NCO Academy AND still working her full time job.  She now makes a very nice salary and will make even more as time goes on.  She has earned her success.
    This idea that everyone "deserves" to make that same kind of money even though they have done Nothing to deserve it is annoying.  I am all for everyone earning Minimum Wage (Whatever that might be where you live), but the concept that everyone has the right to earn a salary good enough for them to own a house, buy a car and live comfortably while working that previously mentioned Burger Joint Job is beyond silly.
     When I was growing up, my father worked 10 hours a day for the County Road Crew.  He also cut 5-10 yards a week.  See, he didn't make enough all the time at his regular job to make ends meet so he...(Gasp of shock here) worked at another job to make the extra money.  He didn't whine about his pay (Which was decent back then) he just did what he had to do to make the money he needed to take care of us.
     Today, the vast majority of Americans want everything that everyone else has but they think that they should have it all without doing what is necessary to get it.  The aforementioned FB type person said that EVERYONE should make at least $25.00 an hour and that it was unfair that companies didn't pay them that much.  (She also mentioned retirement bennies, free health insurance etc, but we will let that one go.)
     People need to check that ridiculous attitude at the door.  If you want better pay, better benefits then go out and do something to earn them.  Get the training or schooling you need to get them.  Don't expect to live high on the hog working as a cook for a fast food chain.  If the job you currently have doesn't pay you enough, then get two jobs.  No one "deserves" to make the big bucks.  Like anything worthwhile in life, it has got to be earned.  Minimum wage means exactly that, the bare minimum needed for One person to survive.  Want more, do more.

End of rant