@lontooni – You are not the only one who works with charities to help the less fortunate. And I agree with you that we should all help as much as we can.
But the system is broken when the government only goes to half of us (roughly) and says not only must you pay taxes to support the government but we are also going to confiscate wealth so that we can redistribute it to the other half.
But wait…There’s more…Then the Elite in the government (Read here Obama, Pelosi, Reid) will scold those of you who are paying taxes because they will say YOU aren’t paying enough and tell the taxless half that they would be better off if those GREEDY taxpayers just contributed a little bit more.
In the past I looked forward to community service. Now with the government propping up so many at my expense I just feel like I’m being fleeced.
When did being self sufficient and preparing for your own retirement become a pjorative? It’s real easy to assume that those of us who are saving for a rainy day and taking care of ourselves are only doing it to deprive some deadbeat of a free meal.
It sounds like you will only be happy when all of us are dragged down to that level. Well I’m here to tell you that it won’t happen. Success is still possible: Pick a good profession, Become the best at what you do (That’s the trick), Work hard at what you do (another trick), and then save back some of what you earn and invest it wisely. My wife and I started with $100 between us and now through hard work and fiscal discipline we are well on our way to a comfortable retirement.
The government would have plenty of money to pay it’s bills if it wasn’t so busy catering to every sob story that comes up in an effort to buy votes.
@lontooni – You are not the only one who works with charities to help the less fortunate. And I agree with you that we should all help as much as we can.
But the system is broken when the government only goes to half of us (roughly) and says not only must you pay taxes to support the government but we are also going to confiscate wealth so that we can redistribute it to the other half.
But wait…There’s more…Then the Elite in the government (Read here Obama, Pelosi, Reid) will scold those of you who are paying taxes because they will say YOU aren’t paying enough and tell the taxless half that they would be better off if those GREEDY taxpayers just contributed a little bit more.
In the past I looked forward to community service. Now with the government propping up so many at my expense I just feel like I’m being fleeced.
When did being self sufficient and preparing for your own retirement become a pjorative? It’s real easy to assume that those of us who are saving for a rainy day and taking care of ourselves are only doing it to deprive some deadbeat of a free meal.
It sounds like you will only be happy when all of us are dragged down to that level. Well I’m here to tell you that it won’t happen. Success is still possible: Pick a good profession, Become the best at what you do (That’s the trick), Work hard at what you do (another trick), and then save back some of what you earn and invest it wisely. My wife and I started with $100 between us and now through hard work and fiscal discipline we are well on our way to a comfortable retirement.
The government would have plenty of money to pay it’s bills if it wasn’t so busy catering to every sob story that comes up in an effort to buy votes.