If Nick Kristof makes less than $200,000 per year to knock out 1500 words per week I would be completely shocked. What amazed me about the column is that it never occurs to him that top stagehands might actually be "worth" $400,000 per year, given the skills required and likely tremendous amounts of overtime.
Blue collar brutes might get paid more than me (I even doubt that, but do not know), this is a travesty and obvious evidence of the disproportionate power of unions!!!