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re: Nice opinion piece on income inequality from CNN
Posted on 4/10/14 at 9:34 am to Duke
Posted on 4/10/14 at 9:34 am to Duke
i always take a personal issue from this.
at 18 my parents kicked me out. no financial support at all. still loving people, but weren't going to pay for me. I starved, worked 40 hours to get through school and got married young so I could start getting tax benefits sooner.
2 weeks after i graduated we had our firstborn and i took the first job that could keep a roof over his head and food in his mouth. it sucked and it payed jack squat. but i'm not mad that the guy i worked for had his school paid for. it just made me want to take care of my kids in the future. i want them to have it easier than I did, but i am sure as hell not going to give them everything because they need to learn what work is.
that being said, i have my first chance to make 6 figures at 30 this year, more than my parents ever did.
Being pissed because somebody worked hard to get what they have or parents worked hard to give them what they have is no way to go through life. It's petty and jealous.
(I think Vols&Shaft has a similar story)
at 18 my parents kicked me out. no financial support at all. still loving people, but weren't going to pay for me. I starved, worked 40 hours to get through school and got married young so I could start getting tax benefits sooner.
2 weeks after i graduated we had our firstborn and i took the first job that could keep a roof over his head and food in his mouth. it sucked and it payed jack squat. but i'm not mad that the guy i worked for had his school paid for. it just made me want to take care of my kids in the future. i want them to have it easier than I did, but i am sure as hell not going to give them everything because they need to learn what work is.
that being said, i have my first chance to make 6 figures at 30 this year, more than my parents ever did.
Being pissed because somebody worked hard to get what they have or parents worked hard to give them what they have is no way to go through life. It's petty and jealous.
(I think Vols&Shaft has a similar story)
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Posted on 4/10/14 at 9:51 am to 3nOut
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that being said, i have my first chance to make 6 figures at 30 this year, more than my parents ever did.
First off, congratulations! Who doesn't love a good old fashioned American success story?
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Being pissed because somebody worked hard to get what they have or parents worked hard to give them what they have is no way to go through life. It's petty and jealous.
Being pissed isn't, but let's stop acting like there aren't hard working poor people who didn't get a good hand for life. I worked some fast food/service jobs before returning to school. I saw this first hand. Pulling yourself up takes hard work, but it's not the only factor. The "rich" want to make it seem that way, as to have the moral highground in this discussion. It's much easier to dismiss people if you assume they are all lazy and just jealous of what you have.
Instead of hating on the poor for being poor, we should address the causes in the system that trap them in poverty. The fricked up incentive system of our safety net for starters...
Posted on 4/10/14 at 9:53 am to 3nOut
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3nOut
Posted on 4/10/14 at 9:58 am to 3nOut
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Being pissed because somebody worked hard to get what they have or parents worked hard to give them what they have is no way to go through life. It's petty and jealous.
I don't get the sense at all that people are pissed at anyone else's situation. The anger is at the system that allows it to happen.
I mean look at how fast college tuition rates have increased over the past 2 decades. Kids whose parents don't have the means to afford this higher tuition are graduating with massive student loan debt and entering a very lean job market. That should be frightening to everyone.
I take a personal issue with it as well. While I wasn't kicked out at 18, I knew once I moved out and onto college, I was on my own. My parents wanted to help, but with 5 kids, the money just wasn't there. I don't begrudge them, nor do I begrudge those who had parented with the means to pay for their college. Me, I graduated with a modest student loan debt and entered a pretty good job market. While I have been putting money away for my kids to go to college, I fear it will not be enough, and I fear even more the jjob market they'll enter.
Posted on 4/10/14 at 10:04 am to 3nOut
Congratulations. My husband and I both have similar stories. I went to college on a scholarship, and he worked his way through, and we have both been successful in our respective careers.
However, to quote Spleen,
At just making six figures, you're in this category of being squeezed.
However, to quote Spleen,
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The problem is the rate of income growth for the wealthy has far outpaced the rate of growth for the poor and middle class. You'd expect that for the poor, but it is alarming when compared to the middle class. The middle class is being squeezed by both ends, and that's not a good thing.
At just making six figures, you're in this category of being squeezed.
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