Wealth Redistribution Still Moving Upward

You really are quite the character, aren't you? You resort to insulting when it suits you, and chastise others in subsequent posts for doing the same thing. I'm certainly glad life's equities have been balanced in your favor, but not everyone is as fortunate as yourself. Your responses (and a couple of others here in this forum) indicate to me that you really have no clue at all in the ability to walk in another man's shoes. You arrogantly conclude that because A=B, then C for YOU, than it really is the same for all or for others. You should have grown up in the poor and low income bowels of a major city, for if you had, you'd realize just how very ludicrous your brash, arrogant and quite frankly repugnant attitude, that is NOT representative of anything, or anyone, anywhere close to resembling lower income individuals, IS. I guess growing up around money will do that for you. It is though, very typical of the indignant, self righteous personality disorder that affects so many on your side of the aisle. It really is two completely different Americas. I grew up during the whole forced bussing fiasco that was the late seventies. White kid in a public school, shipped out of the predominantly middle class white school to the predominantly Black and Hispanic, and much lower income based sections of the city. Got my ass kicked almost every day, simply because I was white, ran home from school as soon as the bell rang to try and minimize it all. I cut school as often as I could, in fear of my life quite literally. Therefore, I didn't get much of an education, consequently I got into trouble, and was out on the streets when I was 18 (also quite literally). I also lived on the streets for a fair amount of time, again quite literally, where I fell into further "problems" with the law. I partially got my act somewhat together after being forced to join the military in lieu of jail. That straightened me out some, but I fell into the same scenario after going AWOL.
Would you say I was too lazy to get educated?

My point is here that you WERE an obviously "privileged" youth in a privileged set of circumstances that ALLOWED you to have the opportunity to do certain things that you obviously have fared very well from. Just because you think that you worked, you repaid your college education, and everything worked out well for yourself, that this is the way it is for everyone. I assure you. It is not. It did teach me some very stark realities that I might not have otherwise realized however, had I been in your neck of the woods growing up. I further realized much later in life, that the world is what it is and sometimes one does very well to even remain alive, much less thrive in this spoiled and corporately corrupt and morally bankrupt society that we all have to live in.
I'm glad you think so highly of yourself along with several other of the more fortunate, misguided souls (several in this forum) that fell you can define the parameters for others that you don't even know, and obviously have no idea of what life is like outside of your "predetermined" environment. Congratulations. You're successful. You're a WINNER and not a LOSER. Well bully for you.

 

You don't know a damn thing about me you little history teacher. Perhaps you should have learned to fight and take a stand rather than run away like a little girl every day. Are we supposed to be impressed because you grew up in a city and got your ass kicked every day. All that does is confirm where you fall in the winner/loser debate. And the drama with which you tell your fictional story! So you were in fear for your life on the streets so your logical decision was to make them your home. Then you join the military to escape your horror only to find out you cant hack it there either and decide to go AWOL. And you want us to believe that your education didn't suffer because of the choices you made in life. What a joke!

You characterize my attitude as brash, arrogant, and repugnant. That is a common feeling that losers have when they run into winners. My mother was a school nurse and my father was a newspaper delivery man. Not exactly wealthy people, but in order for your little guilt trip to work, you have to convince others that I was rich and privileged. It really makes no difference what anyone person must overcome. Like I said before, some start on their own 2 yard line, others start at midfield. That is life!

I love your last paragraph. So quintessential loser it is almost comical. So we are misguided because we worked hard and achieved some measure of success? So we don't know what life is like because our success was predetermined by our heritage of privilege? Perhaps you can learn from my ex-convict friends who at least understand the concept of responsibility. The recognize that they made bad choices and accept the conscequences of their actions. And trust me, they didn't worry about being beat up when they were in high school, they had avoid being shot. So keep making excuses for yourself if you like and I guarantee you will always have the opportunity to complain since nothing will ever change.

 

Now, where in this discussion has anyone said anything about compassion being a bad thing, huh? You're missing the point entirely!
You seem to believe handouts are the answer while some of us here advocate responsibility and self-reliance. Is this wrong? I'm living proof that one can overcome their circumstances & achieve success simply by taking responsibility & working harder than the next guy. I knew I had many more hurdles to clear than some of my peers so I made the decision early on to not whine or ask for consideration. I just went out & did what I had to do...and I don't regret it for a minute. I changed my family tree, myself. If I can do it why can't others? The best thing you can do for someone who is underprivileged is give them hope don't perpetuate their condition with irresponsible excuses & justifications. Show examples of where people have overcome & achieved, not government programs designed to keep people in their current conditions.

 

Hey I couldn't resist. I think simply agreeing with someone else's comments is just intellectually lazy. All it says is, "Hey someone else thinks the same as I do". Big deal!

 

Yeah, you are right. Agreeing with others is boring, very boring. This post is proof.