Word on the street was that my friend James earned 80 pounds an hour last summer doing speechwriting (actually, he was planning to start his own speechwriting company after graduation - I wonder how that’s going?). On a similar note, the following article makes me understand that I am definitely on the wrong career path.

NEW YORK - At $25,000 per minute, advice from Donald Trump doesn’t come cheap. That didn’t stop thousands of fans from flocking to a Sunday lecture by the real estate mogul, who received $1.5 million for the hour-long speech.

The star of “The Apprentice” urged listeners to be aggressive and remain suspicious of advisers. “When somebody challenges you, fight back,” Trump said, according to published reports. “Be brutal, be tough, Just go get them.”

Aspiring dealmakers should work with others while maintaining a competitive edge, he told the crowd at the Learning Annex event, which cost between $100 and $500 per ticket. “Get the best people and don’t trust them,” he said. “Work with them, but they have to have respect for you.”

Woo-ee. I often wrote speeches for people in my classes in high school, and they usually went down pretty well, but I certainly wasn’t paid for them! I did enjoy doing it, though. It’s fun to watch an audience’s reaction to your speech without actually having to deal with the stress of giving it yourself.

That being said, let’s be honest: for $25,000 a minute I’d do pretty much anything.

Oh, and the revolution is here.

Americans never cease to amuse.