And if you want to get ahead in the govt. bureaucracy, or a GSE, non-profit, or fortune 500 co. you continue this through out your life. The largest % of jobs in this country are created in small businesses with 200 or fewer employees. Typically what you see in the creators and executives of these businesses is just the opposite.
The book "The Millionaire Next Door" studies these people. One thing that jumps out about them is over 90% of them place a higher value on integrity then anything else. The other trait that they hold in highest regard is personal responsibility. IOW, this is where the conservative base is not in the large academic complex.
Yep. The academic "it takes a village" crowd figures the village will pay for everything.