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Re:Why So Many Rich People Don’t Feel Very Rich by loumf on Tuesday January 11, 2011 @11:38AM (#2092414)
Major league athlete, regular on a TV show or star in movies, former press secretary/lobbyist, best-selling author, multi-hit-album singer/band, music mogul/producer, real-estate agent in an expensive area.

I bet there are 100s of jobs where the top salaries are over two million. There are very few who can get them, though.

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Re:Why So Many Rich People Don’t Feel Very Rich by davidcann on Tuesday January 11, 2011 @12:31PM (#2092693)
Most of those that you mentioned are very high risk fields, where you don't get a salary - you may hit it big for a few years, but very few athletes/artists/actors/etc have consistent long-term multi-million dollar years. Many are essentially entrepreneurs.
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Re:Why So Many Rich People Don’t Feel Very Rich by Stop_Lurker on Tuesday January 11, 2011 @04:56PM (#2093723)
The problem with a high earning career as a professional athlete, is that you have to average their salary over their lifetime, and their earnings drop really fast after they hit their mid thirties.
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