SALARIES
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"And about the salary?" said the movie star.
"Well," said the manager after a moment's thought, "suppose we call it $5,000 a week?"
"All right."
"Of course, you understand that the $5,000 is merely what we call it—you will get $500."
Salary—something paid to you for what you do.
Income—something paid to you for what your father did.
"How do you know that Blinks has had a raise in salary?"
"He argues that the world is getting better; that the danger from monopolies has been greatly magnified, and that human nature isn't so bad, after all."