Career Advise
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 7:20 am
This is what I'll be telling my kids....
• 1) Politics: The surest way to get rich in America is to join the political class. Don’t be put off by the running-for-office bit. That’s just the part of the Leviathan that extends beyond the surface. There are literally tens of thousands of jobs working for politicians that afford an enterprising person the chance to get rich. Rahm Emmanuel is the poster child. Ballet Major → Political Aide → Political Advisor → Patronage Job in the Financial Services Racket → Congressman → Chief of Staff → ??? He will make millions more after he leaves the White House, despite never having had a real job.
• 2) Federal Job: The pay is 30 percent higher than the dreaded private sector. Promotion is about time served. The work is easy, if dull, and the hours are short. The benefits are the envy of the world and the pension is fabulous. You can never be laid off or fired.
• 3) State Job: Does not pay as well as federal jobs, but is still better than real work. Plus, no one bothers to check up on state employees as they occasionally do with federal employees. So, you never have to break a sweat. The bonus is, the opportunities for theft far exceed the federal side.
Seriously, what rational person can argue with any of this?
• 1) Politics: The surest way to get rich in America is to join the political class. Don’t be put off by the running-for-office bit. That’s just the part of the Leviathan that extends beyond the surface. There are literally tens of thousands of jobs working for politicians that afford an enterprising person the chance to get rich. Rahm Emmanuel is the poster child. Ballet Major → Political Aide → Political Advisor → Patronage Job in the Financial Services Racket → Congressman → Chief of Staff → ??? He will make millions more after he leaves the White House, despite never having had a real job.
• 2) Federal Job: The pay is 30 percent higher than the dreaded private sector. Promotion is about time served. The work is easy, if dull, and the hours are short. The benefits are the envy of the world and the pension is fabulous. You can never be laid off or fired.
• 3) State Job: Does not pay as well as federal jobs, but is still better than real work. Plus, no one bothers to check up on state employees as they occasionally do with federal employees. So, you never have to break a sweat. The bonus is, the opportunities for theft far exceed the federal side.
Seriously, what rational person can argue with any of this?
