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Originally posted by richlevy
What I disagree with is conservatives, especially those born to wealth, who say all debts have been paid and anyone who has a problem is completely responsible for their situation.
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ok, you let me know what my debt is and i'll gladly pay it. i'm not sure how to do the math, so please help.
-i'm 30, so i was born after the civil rights movement had its peak.
- i'm a mix oc scottish, irish, swedish, and cherokee.
-i grew up in a lower middle class home in a union town. in the early 80's when the factories shut down my dad worked on a farm in exchange for meat. ( there were no jobs available since everyone worked for the factories before the layoffs) if my dad hadn't gotten his settlement from the malpractice suit for losing sight in one eye we wouldn't have had ANY money. that is probably worth a deduction somewhere.
-i got my first real job at 15 and have been working ever since
-i went in the USAF at 17 so i could go to college.
-i worked 3 jobs all the way through college because i didn't qualify for any other student aid due to my GI bill. i finished my bachelor's in 3 years.
-i was pissed after college that my bachelor's only qualified me for a $24k/year job, but i took it.
-i have busted my ass every day to make sure i stood out from the pack.
-as i explained due to an insurance foul up i paid for my wife's entire pregnancy out-of-pocket because i made more than $30k that year and didn't belong to a minority group.
-now i am a successful financial advisor with a nice (not exorbitant) income.
i don't list these things because i want sympathy or respect. i am probably no different than most of you - we all have challenges in life; that is what makes success so sweet when you achieve it. i got where i am because i was blessed with good parents who instilled in me a solid work ethic and i have worked hard to make sure that i am in the right place at the right time to capitalize on my experiences. Not because of the color of my skin. there have been many times where i didn't get jobs or material things that i wanted - but that is life, to blame it on someone (black, yellow, brown, purple people, rich/poor people... they are all just scapegoats) we are responsible for our own actions and decisions.
tell me - what exactly do i owe? and to who?