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Old 6th Jun 2004, 02:34
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bugg smasher
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I think a little perspective is required here.

The piloting profession is one that demands dedication, talent, and hard work, but there are no rules I know of in this dog-eat-dog existence that guarantee compensation in proportion to the required discipline.

To be absolutely fair, I have met more than a few experienced physicians who make considerably less than many green copilots. In comparing our trade with such a noble calling, where is the justice in this?

The money managers, with their phalanx of fatted accountants and canine lawyers, have secreted themselves into every aspect of our daily lives, no doubt with the self-righteous claim that nothing would work otherwise. There is some justification to that claim, but not to the wide-eyed extent they would have you believe.

This is the way of the world, ladies and gents, get smart or get poor.
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