Now wait a minute. I can handle you bad mouthing my country. I can handle being called a Nazi by Larry. But no one... I mean absolutely no one... takes pot shots at Tater Mitts.
You have gone too far. On 4/5/09, Michael Grant <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ah yes, the famous GG backpedal. You said only, not most. > Is America the easiest place for the average idiot to make it rich. Hell ya. > Just look at tater mits. > > On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 5:43 PM, Gruss Gott <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> > 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:294046 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
