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briarwood, I'd love to see the data or facts as you call them on some of these items you've listed. More than one terrifies me.
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Originally Posted by briarwood
Let's look at the facts:
Between 1980 and 2000, personal wealth has doubled. As have jobs. Meanwhile, europe hemerroges jobs and people and continues to slide downward into oblivon. Europe is a continent and a people with little to no future. Most of the "homeless" are mentally ill people shut out of hospitals after the ACLU made them close. Most of the "Poor" are not-so-poor when you count transfer payments.
I have noted the 'looters' and the "moochers" are most prevalent in the upper classes with their "legacy admission†policies at most “special†universities, annuity trust funds, exclusive country clubs and nearly unlimited access to government funding for the companies they own to profiteer off the wars their parents create. A beggar mooching in the street is one thing but a child of privilege living the “good life†at the expense of all of us is far more expensive.
PS - “Atlas Shrugged†is pure simplistic fantasy.
How are they (children of privilege) living the "good life" at your expense?
no life is unfair because those with more then us have power and keep us from getting ahead
Now THAT is funny! I'll bet that when you stub your toe you curse Bush for oppressing the masses, right? Maybe you should try taking a little personal responsibility for your own choices in life and stop trying to blame everyone else. You might actually get somewhere.
no life is unfair because those with more then us have power and keep us from getting ahead
Ah nothing 12 life is so unfair. I came from a poor dairy farm, poor family. I didn't go to college and yet I do live a good life. No one stopped me from success. That is except for me. I like many made poor decisions, learned from the mistakes and adjusted. Today I have a good job, Nice house, 2 nice vehicles and oh yeah a great retirement building up. So if those in power hold everyone else down how did I and 3 out 4 siblings find the American dream? Surely we are not unique? Well I'll be honest my spelling is the worst of the bunch.
whatever you people are clueless, maybe things were better 10+ years ago, but nowadays unless you are corrupt or have connections it is impossible to get ahead
whatever you people are clueless, maybe things were better 10+ years ago, but nowadays unless you are corrupt or have connections it is impossible to get ahead
I think everybody who is interested has chimed in on if it pays to work at the 50% tax bracket. Please keep comments on subject, instead of critiquing each other.
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Maybe you should try taking a little personal responsibility for your own choices in life and stop trying to blame everyone else. You might actually get somewhere.
