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Originally Posted by pigglet
edit Ustwo : I'm sure there are some savy school teachers and firemen, and some who have made serious money. Most likely, not from teaching public school on $38 k /year, but there's always someone. I think that if you try to make the case that people pursue those occupations as primary vehicles to make $$$, youv'e got a difficult position. By choosing those professions, the majority of people are accepting a different value system than one that is centered around $$$. I completely agree that one should always live beneath their means. I think it's pretty clear that this lesson is not translating very well to our national economics.
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Oh what you do and why you do it isn't the issue per say. An actor making 10 million a film can be horrible at economics and bussiness while someone making 38k a year can be well versed in both. Its a 'millionare next door' type of issue. Your occupation does not have to be where you make your money, but that is what we are mostly taught. Thats why you can have people who made millions die penniless and people who worked at mundane and lower paying jobs retire in comfort. Its undoubtedly EASIER if you have a big money occupation, but you still need to understand the game.
I have more to add but need to run to a concert my wife is a soloist in, so I have no choice but to go
