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Jeri Ryan

Thanks for your edits to the article on Jeri Ryan. However, it turns out that she really did belong to a fraternity, not a sorority. Confusing, I know.  :) --Yamla 21:13, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

Upper middle class

Hi, I saw your recent edit to the Upper middle class article in which you state that "It is possible to be both professional and managerial." I was wondering what exactly you meant by this statement. A lawyer is a professional, so is a doctor, an engineer, etc... An executive or MBA who sales office software is managerial. I suppose if you are a lawyer who runs his or her own law firm, you're also an entrpreneuer and therefore also managerial in the eyes of some. Nontheless I am still wondering over the exact meaning and reasoning behind this statement. Thank you for your contributions. Best Regards, Signature^brendel 02:51, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for your quick reply. I understand what mean now. Regards, Signature^brendel 03:33, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Doctors

Yes, doctors and nurses, etc... in the US make more than in any other country, period. Nonetheless physicians in the EU or Canada arn't exactly poor, they're still upper middle class. In the US a physican averages roughly $120k ($180k for orthodontrists) a year, vs. an attorney averages in at about $100k, an economist at $89k, and engineers in the $60k range. All are upper middle class, so even if a doctor in Germany only makes the equivalant of $80k, considerably less than an American doctor, he is still upper middle class. Also education and occupational prestige counts as well and doctors, no matter they pay, fullfill those criteria. "You get what you pay for" - do you think that the US has the world's best health care system, because study show that honor going to Italy, besides the quality of healthcare isn't really the issue here, the class of physicians is- and in the US as well as other industrialized countries that's the upper middle class. Thanks for contribtuing. Regards, Signature^brendel 06:37, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

Okay, I see your point concerning physicians. Yes, I myself have asked myself whether or not some physicans in the US are actually upper class but world wide its defenitely upper middle class. As for salaries, I life in costal CA, where an economist averages $111k a year (salary.com), vs. $89k national average (of course, that isn't near enough in a place where the average home is upwards of $700k). So, I am very well aware that salaries differ from place to place. In order to compromise and provide figures that are the most relevant to our readers I use the national averages provided by the US Bureau of Labor's Occupational Outlook Handbook, the OOH. Of course, the salaries vary w/ location, experience and employer- the OOH is merely the average of averages. If you think there is a specific case in which defenitely underestimated a salary, let me know so I can find another source to provide secondary figures. BTW: It's a shame if they shut down the Wixom, so many good jobs- at least the workers will be well taken care of in Ford's work bank. Thanks. Regards, Signature^brendel 05:48, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

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