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Originally Posted by Jefferson Then why the heck was I "struggling" all those years through grad-school, studying until 1:00-2:00 AM EVERY night, plus working 60 hours per week, in addition to being married and having 3 kids?
What was the "poor person" doing, while I was working 60 hours per week and going to grad school? My bet is that he was sitting on his butt, drinking beer and watching TV.
Now... why, in the wide world, should some schmuck who never bothered to finish high school, and has never worked more than 40 hours per week, make as much money as I do?
Why should Joe Blow, who has NO marketable job skills, make as much money as the person who has highly specialized and valuable job skills?
Why should somebody who cannot even write a coherent 1-page paper, make as much money as a highly educated and experienced college professor?
PEOPLE ARE NOT EQUAL in that some work hard while others do not. Some make good decisions while others do not. Some invest for the future while others do not. The problem is that YOU - and people like you - think that EVERYBODY should make the same amount of money, no matter what they do.
And it will NEVER work that way. |
I don't think they should make the same wage as you. I think they should make a livable wage however.
And that would require what? That the the top 1% now own more than the bottom 70% instead of 90%.
What is the big fucking deal about that? People who work hard will still have the same opportunities. And they may even be subject to less crime and violence! --- help me Instant Runoff Voting, you're my only hope --- There is little doubt that the world in general is more liberal than it was 50 years ago and beyond. Conservatives are simply roadblocks on the path to an ever more progressive and liberal world. What a sad existence. |