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Honeycombe8

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7. I wish I'd known that when I was younger. That's what most people want, right?

Reply to cal04 (Original post)

Mon Feb 6, 2012, 09:33 PM

Feb 2012

A job where we get paid a lot of money, does no harm, and requires less than normal hours? Do that a few years, then change and you can afford to do something for a living that you really enjoy and is of more value.

I don't view being a stockbroker as doing harm. They merely execute sales & purchases, as requested by clients. (I am not talking about the hedgefund shenanigans that harmed the economy.)

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Former Wall Street Trader: ‘There’s No Other Industry Where You Could Get Paid So Much [View all] cal04 Feb 2012 OP

I guess something has to balance out all the jobs where you get paid so little for working too much. tanyev Feb 2012 #1

+1 crazylikafox Feb 2012 #2

It's the new priesthood Ebadlun Feb 2012 #3

And that, folks, is one of the big arguments for Eisenhower-era marginal tax rates JHB Feb 2012 #4

Billionaires such as Buffett make a killing by ordering central banksters to bail them out. phasma ex machina Feb 2012 #5

A high tax rate on "capital" gains could go a long way to solving this problem. Dawson Leery Feb 2012 #6

I wish I'd known that when I was younger. That's what most people want, right? Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #7

No, that's pretty much the natural order of capitalism. Starry Messenger Feb 2012 #8

Sure there is. JFN1 Feb 2012 #9

"Industry?" Since when is organized graft an "industry?" MADem Feb 2012 #10

Well, you must admit they're very industrious about it. scarletwoman Feb 2012 #11

Hee hee--you got that right! nt MADem Feb 2012 #12