You ' re a classical liberal like me . We ' ve come full circle . The people who were the original lefties are considered far right . <| sep |> Which would be insanely illegal and probably not possible to do 100 %<| sep |> Read A Universal Declaration on Animal Sentience No Pretending by Marc Bekoff , Ph . D . Edit Wait never mind , I misinterpreted what you said , and thought you may have not been sure about animal sentience . Anyways , it difficult to understand how people think it okay to eat sentient animals while at the same time they think abortion is not okay even in cases where carrier had been sexuallyassaulted , andor when the carrier could possibly die during birth or even while being pregnant . <| sep |> Mechanical engineering depends on what industry you ' re in . Source am a mechanical engineer with less than 4 years experience earning just shy of $ 100 k this year midhigh $ 70 k salary , paid OT plus modest bonuses . Plus I had an offer for another company for $ 95 k earlier this year with relocation , huge signing bonus , and supposedly high bonuses Although I agree . If I did it again I would go a different and higher paying route . something finance related , actuarial science , or CS .