[quote]FightinIrish26 wrote:
hedo wrote:
Professor X wrote:
hedo wrote:
Bite me you arrogant piece of shit.
I earned every dollar I’ve ever made and I am quite sure I have done more to help the poor in my city and others then you could even dream of.
And as such, I am sure that many who aren’t making above 50 grand a year EARNED every dollar they ever made. I have also EARNED every dollar I have ever made and would bet that most of the people on this forum above the age of 18 EARNED every dollar they ever made. The point you missed in your effort to call me “arrogant”, as if this trait doesn’t reside in yourself at all, happens to be the problems such HUGE price gouging can create. Those who are able to buy stock would be the LEAST affected.
How many people do you employ again? How many minorities? Sorry didn’t get that…how many? You can ignore that but let’s face it your a pretned alturist, compared to a real one who actually supports charities.
I employ none currently (not to say that I won’t in the near future). I am a doctor who works in the military. I “give” to this country daily by making sure the men and women who fight for it are in good health. I wasn’t aware that this was even about you giving to charities. How does that affect the family of 5 that can barely afford groceries as they enter the nearest gas station for a fill up? Answer? It doesn’t. This is about realizing that prices this high are only “good things” to the rich.
No shit sherlock. Stroke your ego on the internet somemore for stating the obvious.
I served also, 4 years, then reserves, so save your throwdown for someone else. You started with your childish bullshit not me sporty. If you don’t measure up then don’t make it about personal attacks. In other words argue the fucking point for a change. You can do that can’t you?
High prices aren’t good for anyone. Fair prices are what establishes a free market. Restricted prices create shortages. Energy Mutual funds have a minimum investment of $100. Shares of other companies even less. 70% of the poor in this country own a color TV, DVD and a car. It’s about choices. Some make good ones, some bad.
The last few sentences have little to do with anything. No one lives without a TV. And as far as I know, most of the working class do not spend their money on a new DVD player every year, or a new TV. Most of the time they are trying to save money to get their kids into a good college, which is damn hard if you work paycheck to paycheck.
Hedo, do they even sell black and white TV’s anymore? What kind of statement is this?
Those less fortunate, as I have said many times, are not damned to poverty and ruin because they make bad choices. Apparently we cannot all make the right ones as you have.[/quote]
If you stay in school until at least high school graduation, don’t have children out of wedlock and don’t use drugs…you will eliminate a lot of poverty.
Of the poverty that reamins much is transient. Recent divorces, the unemployed, recent collge graduations. Time will lift them out of proverty. In a growing economy people will take advantage of opportunity and prosper. It may take time but it will happen.
The problem is real poverty is not having anything to eat or a place to live. Poverty in the US is defined quiet differently. My point is if you have a car, color TV, DVD player, subsidized housing and food stamp assistance as well as an income safety net and health insurance you cannot be considered poor in either global or historical terms.
Of course if you stay in school, don’t have children out of wedlock and stay away from drugs, you should have no problem exceeding the poverty level and landing solidly in the middle class. That’s a choice anyone can make.