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Study finds tall people at top of wages ladder
Yahoo News ^
| 5/17/09
| Yahoo
Posted on 05/17/2009 11:06:27 AM PDT by What127
MELBOURNE (AFP) Tall people earn higher wages than their vertically-challenged counterparts while being obese does not mean a slimmed-down pay packet, according to a new study in Australia.
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TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: pay; tall
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posted on
05/17/2009 11:06:28 AM PDT
by
What127
To: What127
Yeah? What do they consider “tall”? I’m 6 foot even and if I’m at the top of the ladder, the ladder sucks.
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posted on
05/17/2009 11:11:59 AM PDT
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. -- Texas Eagle)
To: Texas Eagle
Don’t fret.
Obama will “average” out your earnings to make life “fsir”.
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posted on
05/17/2009 11:13:05 AM PDT
by
nmh
(Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
To: nmh
Obama will average out your earnings to make life fsir.My earnings are already "fsir".
And a bunch of other four letter words that I wouldn't spell correctly in mixed company.
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posted on
05/17/2009 11:14:59 AM PDT
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. -- Texas Eagle)
To: Texas Eagle
Sily, one-dimensional “studies”.
Almost all of my bosses, and most of them very, very wealthy, were the stereotypical short, fat, bald types.
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posted on
05/17/2009 11:15:52 AM PDT
by
MyTwoCopperCoins
(I don't have a license to kill; I have a learner's permit.)
To: What127
I’m 5’9” and I knew there was a massive conspiracy against me! It is systemic heightism
We need a Million Short-Man March on Washington
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posted on
05/17/2009 11:17:10 AM PDT
by
slumber1
To: What127
It's not just that they are taller, they are also wider and deeper, and so are their organs including their brain. There is some correlation between brain size and intelligence, and between intelligence and income. People come to unconsciously expect taller people to be smarter.
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posted on
05/17/2009 11:18:20 AM PDT
by
Reeses
(Leftism is powered by the evil force of envy.)
To: MyTwoCopperCoins
Almost all of my bosses, and most of them very, very wealthy, were the stereotypical short, fat, bald types. You mean like this guy?
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posted on
05/17/2009 11:19:00 AM PDT
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. -- Texas Eagle)
To: MyTwoCopperCoins
Sily, one-dimensional studies. Almost all of my bosses, and most of them very, very wealthy, were the stereotypical short, fat, bald types.I'm thinking back at all my bosses...1 average-to-tall guy, 2 short chicks and 1 short guy. That's not counting my Temp jobs when I was younger-- I guess the guy was pretty tall.
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posted on
05/17/2009 11:19:01 AM PDT
by
exist
To: Reeses
Hence the Asian professor stereotype.
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posted on
05/17/2009 11:19:56 AM PDT
by
jabchae
To: What127
This study does not factor in “executive style hair.”
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posted on
05/17/2009 11:20:56 AM PDT
by
Tijeras_Slim
(When I leave this planet, it's gonna know I was here.)
To: jabchae
Hence the Asian professor stereotype. What's the stereotype? Asians have smaller body parts on average but can be very smart so there is some genetic efficiency at work, of course along with a culture that prizes education. A guess is Asian-Caucasian blends might result in a measurably wider bell curve. There probably isn't much correlation between height and intelligence between Asian and Caucasian, but probably between genetically close people. Between two brothers, the taller one may be slightly more intelligent on average.
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posted on
05/17/2009 11:36:20 AM PDT
by
Reeses
(Leftism is powered by the evil force of envy.)
To: What127
Of course, do you know what kind of money an NBA center can make? Even a dud like Ericka Dampier makes millions.
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posted on
05/17/2009 11:38:10 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(1996 2006 2008 - Good Things Come in Threes)
To: Reeses
“Intelligence” is one thing, but being able to harness even limited intelligence into making money is a wholly different quality.
Like I mentioned ealier, these one-dimensional “studies” are useless at quantifying multi-variable qualities.
Could someone bring out that table of income by ethnic origin, in America?
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posted on
05/17/2009 11:45:28 AM PDT
by
MyTwoCopperCoins
(I don't have a license to kill; I have a learner's permit.)
To: Reeses
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posted on
05/17/2009 11:58:13 AM PDT
by
MyTwoCopperCoins
(I don't have a license to kill; I have a learner's permit.)
To: What127
easy enough to fix that....one little surgery to cut out a piece of your femur then we will all be the same height.
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posted on
05/17/2009 12:18:35 PM PDT
by
joesjane
(The strength of the pack is the wolf - Rudyard Kipling)
To: Reeses
All this talk about larger and smaller body parts is making me giggle.
I’ll show my pervy self out the door. :)
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posted on
05/17/2009 12:26:45 PM PDT
by
Niuhuru
To: Texas Eagle
So what else is new
There is a Societal Premium for
Size in Men
Beauty in Women
It has always been this way
It will always be this way
To: Texas Eagle
But, but what about those that TRY SO HARD and never get anywhere? Don't you feel bad for them? Shouldn't they share in your hard earned success, even if you are tall? What about those struggling short people? Short people of color too? Don't you want to help them out?
(I'm just kidding of course!)
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posted on
05/17/2009 2:16:18 PM PDT
by
nmh
(Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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