Perhaps future history books will mention as an example of the excesses of our overextended culture the ultimate vanity of spending a small fortune on training and education for careers that had slim hope of ever being able to earn back the cost that it took to get there?

People who live closer to the edge certainly would not commit resources on anything unless it offered a more certain and superior return. Police, firefighters and of course mailmen are common jobs that do not require the same investment or risk as the typical flying career.

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