Playing the lottery isn't smart, but it still makes a few lucky people rich. Some people are born into wealth, while others work hard, do the right things, and yet never seem to make any money. Some cheat and lie to get rich, while others make great sacrifices to do what they see as the right thing. Do you ever wonder how much money you would make if good was always rewarded, and evil punished? Take our test to find out what your income would be in a just world:
This test is appropriate both for the self employed individual and for those that work for a company, with the idea that personal responsibility counts; if you are being paid by a large company, you will be judged to some degree by the way that company does business. There are no cop-outs in this test. You are responsible for the choices you have made, but we'll make plenty of allowances for luck, the challenges of your background, and other factors beyond your control.
Answer the following questions and we'll tell you what your income would be in a just world: Answer the questions that seem to apply, skipping any that don't apply to your particular situation. If a question is not clear, just skip it and hit the "Not Clear" button. Some questions are weighted more heavily than others, but, in general, if you make the best guess at each question, the results should be on target. At the end of each page, hit the button at the bottom and it will give you your current "adjusted" income, based on your previous answers, and take you to the next sections. Because this is a serious test, taking into account many different variables, there are 80 different questions spread over 5 sections. The whole test should take about 20 minutes.
To start, enter your average annual income of the last 3 years:
Creating business success is much more difficult for immigrants; they have to learn a different culture, different business rules, different market preferences, and often a different language. They may come to the host country as children, in which case the transition is much easier, or they may come as adults bringing their own children.
(1) Is the country in which you work different from your country of birth?
Even in the best of circumstances, creating value is never easy, but its definitely easier some places than others. As a general rule, the more unrestricted the market, the easier it becomes to score high on this test, for two reasons:
For this reason, we add points for those whose ventures are based in countries with statist economic systems, such as Brazil.
(3) Do you work in the United States?
In some fields, competition is limited by education or other forms of credentialization. For example, doctors must have medical degrees, and most investment bankers enter the profession with an MBA.
(5) Do you have a college degree?
(9) In seeking to advance your business or career, have you faced discrimination of some sort due to race, gender, national religion, or religious beliefs (In your business life, not in your personal life)?
The more times one has failed, the more difficult it is to muster the tremendous energy required for success; with each failure, the temptation to cheat or quit may grow. Thus, success after repeated failure is awarded with additional points.
(12) How many times have you failed, in a major way, at a business venture or job?
