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[quote=Moraen]I have to say that I agree with some of what shoeshine says here.

I didn’t vote. I don’t vote in major elections, since your vote doesn’t count.

But I am appalled at the direction of the country. Obama is likely a good man, who can’t handle the job he applied for.[/QUOTE]

[quote=meletio] Are you joking or just stupid. 99 % of the people in this country are either broke living check to check. the entire past 15 years was a complete sham built on credit. do you not understand what is going on now. Sure, we built many industries over the past 100 years, but we are now in so much debt that it will be years before a future generation has a higher living standard . look at the gap between the ultra rich and the poor . it’s never been wider. So sure people have gotten very wealthy in the past 15 years but it’s only a tiny portion of the country.

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Define poor. People in this country are considered poor when they own a vehicle, have cable television (with a nice TV), and can put rims on their cars.



I like how there are “two Americas” as John Edwards tries to portray. Those people are poor because for the most part they choose to be poor. Or have never learned the benefits of hard work.



I grew with my father the sole provider on a $400 a month salary as an E-4 (I’m not even kidding). We ate beans and rice four days a week, and “special” days were when we got a little chicken. He worked his way up through the ranks through hard work and willpower. He was able to put clothes on my brother’s back, which were then handed down to be put on my back. Everyday my brother and I cleaned the house. I worked 50-60 hours a week while going full time for both my undergraduate years and graduate years.



Don’t tell me people can’t make something of themselves.



Poor is living in a hut with a dirt floor. You can afford cleaning supplies once every quarter. You walk everywhere you go.

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Ok. Another story.



I was in New Orleans shortly after Katrina. Our job was to prevent looting.



There were contractors from Florida with nothing to do. Why? Because the government was requiring these contractors to hire locals. Guess what? The locals didn’t want to work. These contractors were paying $30-$40 per hour for LABORERS.



The red cross was giving out cleaning supplies and food to those who lost their homes. People in brand new Jaguars were pulling in. People who could not afford them.



When we patrolled the neighborhoods (the poorest ones) there was a big screen TV in EVERY house. One particular house, that was 640 square feet had THREE LARGE SCREEN TVS.



Here’s the best one. After pulling a twenty hour shift and nearly getting killed by looters in a sports store, we finally got back to the convention center (where our amenities were worse than those at the SuperDome) and a lady in a nice Navigator pulls up, with some rims on it. And they was spinnin’!



She says, “Hey you. Where’s Oprah at?” Me, “Chicago, I believe”. Her, “Naw, she 'sposed to be given out $2000 to the first 100 people who show up this morning”.



Handouts. That’s what these people want. It is laziness that separates the rich from the poor. Rich people work hard, poor people don’t.

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i respect the hell out of mexicans that come here for the american dream and bust their asses working. god bless em

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[quote=meletio] What the hell are you talking about. There will always be lazy people who buy fancy cars to look they are someone…it’s usually the poorest one’s who try to buy material objects to impress. I’m not sure if I posted this link or not but since it’s after hours read this. It will tell you what is wrong with our country.http://seekingalpha.com/article/103202-the-shallowest-generation

       

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I read your post. Everybody knows the baby boomers are weak. Generation X has stepped up and will help repair the damage of the fogies.



I’m telling you what my experience has been. People are lazy, that is why there is a gap in wealth. Rich people are rich because they work.



This type of society is sustainable as long as we limit our social programs (which we are not doing - we’re expanding them).



Let the gap widen and widen further. People pull themselves out of poverty when given the right incentives.

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Barack Obama will hopefully make a clean sweep of your industry and put you all out of business. Then we might see some prosperity in this country.

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[quote=meletio] What the hell are you talking about. There will always be lazy people who buy fancy cars to look they are someone…it’s usually the poorest one’s who try to buy material objects to impress. I’m not sure if I posted this link or not but since it’s after hours read this. It will tell you what is wrong with our country.The Shallowest Generation | Seeking Alpha
       
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I read your post. Everybody knows the baby boomers are weak. Generation X has stepped up and will help repair the damage of the fogies.

I’m telling you what my experience has been. People are lazy, that is why there is a gap in wealth. Rich people are rich because they work.

This type of society is sustainable as long as we limit our social programs (which we are not doing - we’re expanding them).

Let the gap widen and widen further. People pull themselves out of poverty when given the right incentives.