> Grant wrote: > How's about Richard Branson? > The question is not about exceptions, it's about the rule. In general, America provides more egalitarian opportunity than any other country.
I've really never met anyone who disagreed with that. In general there are 4 paths average people, no matter the western country, take to "make it big": 1.) Banking, 2.) Management consulting, 3.) Law, 4.) Government. (I'm going to leave out medical since most people in my experience don't go to med school solely to get rich.) The path through all 4 of those routes is easiest - and most egalitarian - in the US. That doesn't mean there aren't exceptions, it just means if you want the highest probability you go to the US. For anecdotal example, we have a friend Anja who spent 4 years working her arse off in Ireland. She'd come from humble beginnings, but worked hard, gotten into a prestigious UK college, moved back, but got stuck. She wasn't getting promoted and she figured continuing to do the same thing wasn't going to get her anywhere. So she moved to US, got into the 1 year MBA program at Kellogg, became a management consultant for 3 years, and went back to Ireland as a VP. 4 years from zero to hero. Every Euro professional I've ever met will tell you this: opportunities are better in America, lifestyle is better in Europe. Doesn't mean you can't be successful elsewhere, just means it's easier in the US. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:294041 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
