charlesu · HackerTrans

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Do they tend to work in those jobs? There are people with trust funds working at McKinsey, Google, Harper Collins, Cravath, and Goldman Sachs right now. They all pay well but they aren't places where one has "essentially full control over how much they work, when they work, etc."

charlesu

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You don't need to work to stay rich when you have a $25M trust fund.

There are plenty of people who were born rich who nonetheless go to work everyday. They are engineers, doctors, lawyers, consultants, bankers, inventors, teachers, professors, and business owners.

Having money doesn't discourage people from working. We won't run into a shortage of astronauts, teachers, or even police officers. But we may find it difficult to find people willing to work as a janitor for $8.00 an hour.

charlesu

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I've noticed that a lot of people who are born rich still choose to work.

charlesu

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$10k a month is a 'sustainable full-time job' for a senior developer once you factor in health insurance and the additional 7.65% self-employment tax.

I prefer this model for opensource software. We get an awesome product and he gets enough money to sustain himself while maintaining it. Seems like a fair deal for all.

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