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The Single Bigge$t Payday in the History of Business <\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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…and Why It Depresses the Hell Out of Me as a Businessperson! <\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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An original Business blog article by Yonatan Maisel<\/a> exclusively at JobShuk<\/a><\/font><\/strong> <\/p>\n

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As I take a break<\/font> from writing (I’m the owner of a small, one-person, freelance writing business), perhaps, like you, I am contemplating how I will be able to pay bills and stay afloat. <\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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And as I contemplate the dog-eat-dog, competitive world of business, survival and getting by, I decided to do a bit of research. I wanted to discover who received the biggest paycheck for time worked in Business history. <\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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As coal miners<\/font> at this very moment cough and toil away a mile below the ground in conditions which can turn deadly in the blink of an eye (statistic: 5,000 Chinese coal miners die in the average year…<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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…their average pay is US $2\/hour)…<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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As single <\/strong>moms and dads<\/strong><\/font> work double-shifts to put food on the table for their family…<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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As those seeking work<\/font> in the current global economic downturn and whose unemployment benefits have run out…<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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As talented, motivated and capable people with disabilities<\/font> fight for their rightful place in the workforce, only to find most doors of opportunity closed to them…<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Keep this in mind…<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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In 1988, heavyweight boxer and undisputed champion Mike Tyson earned $22 Million in his bout with challenger Michael Spinks.<\/font><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The bout which ended by knockout at 1:31 of Round 1 lasted a mere 91 seconds<\/font><\/em>.<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The math? Tyson earned a gaudy $241,758 per-second!<\/em><\/font><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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I decided to take, at random, one occupation from the Scribd list of U.S. Jobs Sorted by Hourly Wages<\/a>:<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics. According to the Scribd list (based on U.S. Dept. of Labor statistics for the year 2008), they earn an average of $14.30\/hour. <\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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At their average wage of approximately 31,000\/year, it would take 710 years<\/em><\/font> to earn as much as Tyson earned in 91 seconds<\/font><\/em>…<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the average annual income is US$306<\/a>. Number of years to earn $22 million? 71,895.<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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It is…<\/em><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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A statistic which truly…<\/font><\/strong><\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

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 depresses the shit out of me!<\/font><\/font><\/strong> <\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

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