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To: energyplay who wrote (60975)2/10/2010 11:29:46 AM
From: koan  Read Replies (3) of 217918
 
My extended family are all zealots about education and the entire family is pretty well educated. We all did it mostly in public schools. Only private school was my daughter's law school. Got this email from my son in law this morning.

My son in law has a PHD in atmospheric chemistry. He teaches physics, chemistry and climatology at a north western university and makes next to nothing as a university professor and researcher.

He and my daughter still rent a modest 2 bedroom home in a middle class neighborhood and drive a 13 year old car. He emailed this to me today:

I told him having a philosophy of humanity is expensive. With his extensive background in math he could easily run those complex trading algorithms which pays 7 figures.

son in law: "Just in case you thought there was to be reform (or "change") at the top tax bracket (I assume these guys still pay 15%)...

bloomberg.com

if this whole academic thing doesn't work out, I am re-thinking my career choice. I could retire in about a week. Where do I sign up for the Hedge Fund Manager major?"
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