The highest paid jobs require the least amount of work
Yes, and requires the most upfront, unpaid work (aquiring the skills). Which is exactly th point. People who work smarter, not harder (which is what we want) invest in skills so they can make more money and do less worse. Yes this is the whole POINT of what I said.
Your position is demonstrably false.
How is a fact you admit is a fact that is directly identical to my point proving I am demonstrably false? What?