The Ugly Truth

Here is the ugly truth. Beautiful people tend to make more money and get better promotions and have more power than the rest of us.
In this month’s edition of that blockbuster magazine “The Regional Economist” two employees of the St. Louis branch of the Federal Reserve Bank analyzed previously reported data on height, weight, appearance and wages. What they found is that looking good pays off handsomely.
The report also stated that titans of industry tend to be taller than the average. The tall tale they tell is that the height-advantaged get 2.6% more in salary per-inch than the average-heighted.
And here’s the skinny on women, weight and wages. The study says that fat white women make less money than their more slender compatriots.
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