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Re:Cutting your salary by 40% by grasshopperpurp on Monday September 18, 2017 @01:14PM (#15277668)
Yeah, my experience is the opposite. Sounds like you hang out with people in a higher tax bracket than I do, and that could explain some of the difference in experience.
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Re:Cutting your salary by 40% by dogruck on Monday September 18, 2017 @02:10PM (#15278115)
Their behavior certainly has a causal relationship with their tax bracket, yes.

The attitude pervades their life.

* You know how most folks sleep and drink when they fly? They work on their laptop.

* You know how most people come home from work exhausted? They come home energized by the things they worked on, filled with new ideas.

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Re:Cutting your salary by 40% by grasshopperpurp on Monday September 18, 2017 @03:15PM (#15278655)
I appreciate the perspective. Do you know if these people have similar backgrounds (rags-to-riches vs born into money)?
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Re:Cutting your salary by 40% by dogruck on Monday September 18, 2017 @04:21PM (#15279179)
Most, but not all, grew up very poor. Why do you ask?
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Re:Cutting your salary by 40% by grasshopperpurp on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @09:38AM (#15284450)
Just trying to get a more rounded view. Again, I appreciate it.
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