Economic Voyeurism

A recent email:

Hi Prof. Mankiw,
I'm a student in Ec10. I thought this article was interesting and eye-opening (or it might just be completely shallow and meaningless).
http://newyorkmetro.com/guides/salary/14497/index.html
Enjoy.

Yes, it was all that: interesting, eye-opening, shallow, and meaningless--all at the same time. And I even found one economics professor on the list!