Kind of an age old topic on TwoPlusTwo, and something that if we're honest we have no effect on, but nevertheless, still worth a chat every now and again.
Here's the Rake Table for PLO8 and NLO8 Cash Games up to $3/6 (Apologies for the crude paint job, I had to splice together two tables)
With those absurd rake caps, both full and short-handed, I really can't see how a beginning player can make it out of the micros without having a huge win-rate. My journey up to mid-stakes began at $0.02/0.05 and I've spent a good amount of time grinding each stake on that list but nowadays I don't think it's possible for someone to emulate this.
For reference, here's what MPN are charging:
What does everyone think?