[Susan27472]

As an attorney I make a substantial salary. On the whole, I live a very comfortable life. I have a lot less than the investment bankers and internet entrepreneurs I see every day, but I have more than most people. Do I feel guilty? Absolutely not. Do I feel grateful? You betcha! My ability to make this kind of salary is due to a number of things, some in my control, some not, some fair, some not. I was fortunate enough to be born with high intelligence, to parents who valued education and could afford to buy a home in a town with a top notch school system and then send me to the college of my choice. And I’m white. There’s no question that all those things give me a leg up and I would never be so insulting or preposterous as to suggest that it would all have been just as easy if I were poor or stupid or from a family that didn’t think education was important. On the other hand, I worked hard for 4 years in college and then for another 3.5 getting 2 law degrees and I went $90,000 into debt to pay for my legal education. Now, I work hard at my job and I perform a service that is very necessary in our complex economy and that, frankly, most people aren’t able to do. I earn my money. I believe that our society is not as fair as it should be and I vote those convictions. But I have nothing to feel guilty about.

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Name : Susan27472, Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, City : Chicago, State : NY, Country : United States, Occupation : attorney, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, 

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