People aren't awarded money arbitrarily... Nobody will pay you more than you're worth. If a good hedge fund manager is able to make 1000x as much as a good doctor, he is worth 1000x as much as a good doctor, by definition, no matter how distasteful that might seem.
I believe @utexaspunk is saying that salary should be tied to the amount of social good you do.
You are saying that the market sets salaries based on how much value you create, as measured in dollars.
And he wouldn't be in my bracket so he doesn't have to deal with struggles either.