Uh, duh. I graduated in 1983, the peak of Reaganism/Thatcherism. Life is long, and over the 40 years of a typical career, if you work your ass off, and get a li

Uh, duh. I graduated in 1983, the peak of Reaganism/Thatcherism. Life is long, and over the 40 years of a typical career, if you work your ass off, and get a little bit of luck, things balance out. You end up making a little bit less than the people who graduated two years later, and a lot more than the people who don't work as hard.