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The problem is, if you succeed and live the dream, the left will find more ways to penalize you and steal the results of your efforts, to reward those who are unwilling to make the same effort. The harder you work, the more you are punished.
My whole point was hard work doesn't get you anywhere today. And who is better off today?
Hard work ALONE doesn't get you anywhere, no. I learned that lesson several years ago, and it's why I left my first career as a diesel mechanic and went into engineering.
Now I'm doing half the work for twice the money. I could work hard... but in my current job it wouldn't really make much difference. These people I work with don't even know what hard work IS.
To get somewhere in life, hard work is necessary... but it's got to be combined with something else. Luck, bull****ting skills, technical skills, intelligence, charisma, family/political connections, a union or government job, an industry with DEEP pockets... or better yet a combination of several of these. Hard work alone will do little more than keep a roof over your head.
You think simply mowing the yard should have rewarded me more than $25? Let me tell ya, girlie, it takes a lot of hard work to be reasonably successful. Try working hard sometime ya might see a reward.
What reason do you have to think I don't work hard. Or maybe I don't work at all because I am wealthy. In other words, you know nothing about me so don't assume anything. Honestly, if you mow the lawn, edge and then blow everything off....depending on the size, then yes you could ask for more.
What reason do you have to think I don't work hard. Or maybe I don't work at all because I am wealthy. In other words, you know nothing about me so don't assume anything. Honestly, if you mow the lawn, edge and then blow everything off....depending on the size, then yes you could ask for more.
I see no requirement that you have to have 900 million dollars to run for President. Of the 20 people currently running for President how many have 900 million dollars?
So I'll rephrase my question, can you or anyone you know raise the $1 billion dollars needed to run for president? (I doubt it.)
In order to run for president you need to be ultra rich, be connected to the ultra rich, or be connected to a network of large corporations. Do you think its constitutional to need $1 billion dollars to run for president?
One great thing about the ACA is that you can be diagnosed with Cancer and not be dropped from your insurance AND you'll be able to get different insurance in the future (assuming you live). BTW, I'm not talking specifically about TXLawyer. The ACA has problems and is not the best we could have but it is much better than before. It had quite a few bumps so I understand why people may not particularly like it. Obama getting this passed is HUGE!!! Presidents have been trying for 70 years. Go Obama (even if I wished you'd gone much further).
As for the title of this discussion. Move to the Democratic lefty areas if you want the "American Dream." It is alive and well. Much more competition but much more opportunity. It also depends on what your American Dream is exactly. Maybe living off the land is your cup of tea. Or, whatever. It is all personal. But to say the "Left" has killed this dream is ludicrous. For starters, define Left and American Dream. Go from there.
Passing junk Law is like taking a bus to the Finish Line in a Foot Race.
Nothing to be proud about or to even note as an accomplishment.
The American Dream is alive and well in America. American working class prosperity has been nearly eliminated by our monopolistic financial system that invests our money overseas, supports foreign wars and cuts their own taxes. We have allowed them to keep the workers barely getting by while concentration the money into their own pockets. As was said, "We have met the enemy and he is us." or a very powerful subset of US.
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