<p>But you are making my point, applejack There are major systemic problems in every industry, yet our kids have to work in something. Should they enter the “pure” and ever so patriotic tech field, only to see their job outsourced to India to when their company needs to cut costs? Should they enter the “noble” and altruistic field of medicine and pharmaceuticals, which is currently the kind of place where the only appropriate cancer drug for people with like my mother will bankrupt them at $3,000 per month after insurance? Should they design or merchandize clothing, and indirectly promote eating disorders in models and other females? </p>
<p>The comments made about the financial industry were not measured. We all should recognize that the vast majority of its employees had nothing to do with the collapse of the economy or the defrauding of innocent Americans. People love to talk about “moving money around,” as if there weren’t any real or honest work in that. They make it sound like someone completes an electronic transfer in a minute and just takes their cut off the top. In reality, when companies are bought and sold and bonds are offered–and these are essential functions of a free economy–analysts have to study reams of documents and figures, they have to assess industry and market trends, governmental regulations and much more to make sure they set prices that will accurately reflect the true current and potential value of the company–precisely so no one is defrauded.</p>
<p>Gee, how noble teachers are. So none of them go into teaching because they get far better benefits than are available in the private sectore, they only have to work 185 or so days per year, and they can party their way through college taking easy classes and earn only a C average and still get a job? And those doctors are sure starving too, and none of them did it for family honor or prestige?</p>