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In reply to the discussion: Billionaire Sam Zell: "The 1% work harder." [View all]laundry_queen
(8,646 posts)You are lucky enough to be smart enough to pass those exams.
I'm no dummy - I've had my IQ tested (very high, not genius high, but very high), I have a 3.911 GPA (3 more courses to graduate my Bcom) and I did a test (one of 4) to try to get my accounting designation here in Canada...failed it - I was lucky enough to get the test with the highest fail rate in YEARS. I've never failed a test before in my life, LOL (my exam advisor screwed up on the content). Sadly, because of the way the 3 accounting designations are consolidating into one, that was my last chance - I don't have another $1000 to take it again - and with my age I probably won't get my designation in the end. A big factor is that I'm a single parent. Try studying with 4 kids banging on your door.
Not everyone is cut out for those jobs you talk about. Not everyone CAN 'sacrifice' to go through school, not everyone is ABLE to do it, no matter how hard they work. They STILL deserve a decent living, enough money to pay for their kids' school and money for retirement, even if they aren't CPAs. No one is saying they should make the same as you or that you didn't or don't work hard...but screw supply and demand - everyone deserves a certain standard of living.
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