On 30-12-2009 2:22, Darren New wrote:
> andrel wrote:
>> On 30-12-2009 1:01, Darren New wrote:
>>> andrel wrote:
>>>> What does it say about a society when there is a negative 
>>>> correlation between working hard and income?
>>>
>>>
>>> Work smarter, not harder?
>>>
>>
>> Does that apply that everybody has that choice?
> 
> I suppose only the smart people. Then we're back where we started.
> 
> As an aside, that was a joke, not a serious suggestion.
> 
Well, you never know with Americans. Some seem to religiously believe 
that everybody has at birth the same possibilities*. Which is of course 
in stark contrast to communism, where they believe that everybody has at 
birth the same possibilities.

* It is just that some take those and some don't, but that is their own 
fault.

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