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If you are a lower middle class single person that does not own a home you get screwed THE WORST out of anyone in this country.
Agreed. According to Turbo Tax my income placed me in a very low percentile of my tax bracket, yet I paid way more than the reported national average and STILL owed a lot more money. This is after deducting things like ludicrous amounts of student loan interest and lots of charitable donations.
All this just to complain about low interest rates? I don't see the connection between a bad government and your choice to put your money where you want.
Yup.
Plus interest rates go up, and interest rates go down.... I don't know if there is a 40 year timeframe where the average bank interest rate over it was 0.5%.
I'm talking about the middle to upper middle class guy who busts his asz at work..comes homes gives his all to his children. Lives in a house that is well within his means, drives 10 year old cars, has his kids wear pass me downs so that they understand the value of things and that money doesnt grow on trees. The guy who keeps plugging away everyday, not wanting anything from anybody just greatful to live his life and provide for his family. Then this same guy grows old, and the fruits of his labor for his whole life earn .5% interest at a bank! Is there anyroom in America for this guy anymore?
From my experience, most people like this are pretty satisfied. They tend to focus on what's important in life, like their family and being a good person. A person who makes more money isn't necessarily more satisfied and living a carefree life. However, if this person wishes for more financially, he can still take steps to alter his circumstances.
Why are good, honest people continually crapped on in this damn country?
1. America is owned and controlled by corporations.
2. Corporations are controlled by wealthy executives.
3. The less paid to workers, the more is paid in executive bonuses.
The bottom line: corporations and billionaires can hire armies of lobbyists and pay out millions in campaign contributions to get favorable treatment. And they do this daily, 24/7.
America puts god on its money for the obvious reason.
How much can good, honest, working stiffs pay out to protect their interests?
Then this same guy grows old, and the fruits of his labor for his whole life earn .5% interest at a bank! Is there anyroom in America for this guy anymore?
I'm sorry but if you put your money in the bank to earn .5% interest.. you may be getting crapped on, but this is because you put yourself in the toilet, and opened up your mouth wide shouting.. FEED ME!!!
I'm talking about the middle to upper middle class guy who busts his asz at work..comes homes gives his all to his children. Lives in a house that is well within his means, drives 10 year old cars, has his kids wear pass me downs so that they understand the value of things and that money doesnt grow on trees. The guy who keeps plugging away everyday, not wanting anything from anybody just greatful to live his life and provide for his family. Then this same guy grows old, and the fruits of his labor for his whole life earn .5% interest at a bank! Is there anyroom in America for this guy anymore?
Sounds like a fiscal conservative to me.
I blame it all on liberal ideology. Every bit of it. Sure, there are valid arguments that conservatives have contributed to some of the nation's sins, but overall, it's the "free love for all, no matter the cost, no matter the consequence" brand of liberal ideology that has led to this nation robbing Peter to pay Paul.
The government takes from that guy and gives to the guy who took out a mortgage on a house he couldn't afford, drives fancy new cars he can't afford, who speculates with money he doesn't have, and is now in bankruptcy.
that guy you speak of could afford the home they bought, until the bank tripled or more his interest rates.
For the record. that guy lost his home and ended with nothing. the banks got bailed out, took over the homes, and sold them not counting the interest they got for the years in between. they made out like bandits and you blame the guy who lost his home.
Wow I thought it was Robin Hood, not Robbing the hood. Banks have stolen peoples homes by their practices and people blame the victims. There are some pretty smart , well educated people that have been caught in this. I just looked in central FL MLS and can tell you 8 people with homes over $3,000,000 are in short sale or foreclosure.
94 fall in the $1M -$3M
and 434 fall in the $500-1M ranges.
These are not stupid people, these are not the poor, nor uneducated.
These issues strike across all class barriers. Even the haves are becoming the have nots.
I can sell you a home, brand new, 12,000 sq ft, on a lake for around 2M from its original 12m price. The home is stunning. the owner a Doctor. Still want to blame the people?
I could site 100's of examples where it isn't the case.
1. America is owned and controlled by corporations.
2. Corporations are controlled by wealthy executives.
3. The less paid to workers, the more is paid in executive bonuses.
The bottom line: corporations and billionaires can hire armies of lobbyists and pay out millions in campaign contributions to get favorable treatment. And they do this daily, 24/7.
America puts god on its money for the obvious reason.
How much can good, honest, working stiffs pay out to protect their interests?
Welcome to capitalism. The way you put it, socialism is starting to sound better and better.
I have a suspicion that the same people who complain about this stuff would also complain about higher taxes under a socialist policy.
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Why are good, honest people continually crapped on in this damn country?
