a full time job is the American Dream..not multiples because wages are stagnant..and prices of goods keep rising because sales are down..
Translation - "I don't agree with his political positions"
I'm curious why you think that. Assuming a solid eight hours sleep a night, 40 hours work is very close to only a third of the remaining hours. Where is it written that an individual should have twice the free time PLUS sleep time as the hours they work to sustain themselves?
Bullshit. The middle class never grew out of the recession. Obama's policies have failed and he and his statisticians spin the numbers.
we listed all of our disposal income based on 2015 end of the year statements to see where we're at - stocks, bonds, mutual funds, IRA accounts and a helluva of cash. Let's put it this way and this may sound like I'm beating my chest, but we are worth well over a million if you add in our property holdings too which includes ag income producing land. First of Feb. we're supposed to close on a cash sale of 40 acres. We've been getting small gas royalty checks on that one for years. There are millions of Americans like us living the dream. Anyone can.
Have a friend who retired VERY wealthy at the age of 45. He then dabbled as a consultant for the ethanol industry such as trouble shooting plant production problems here and abroad. I retired with a fat pension and a cash distribution close to 100K at the age of 54.
Right, as many take advantage of the lowest mortgage interest rates in history. Look, if you haven't invested in property using someone else's money, your credit rating either sucks and/or you're as stupid as they come. The opportunities are out there.
Whether you're middle class or wealthy you invest to later spend, or at least you should. Read my previous posts about the concept of deferred gratification. Why do you see billionaires driving themselves around in a Prius? They've learned the value of a dollar....and priorities.
And where is it written that they should..?
And some of them..well, not exactly THEM..drive a..you know
Public elections determine who "delegates rights" in a representative republic. So when someone wins an election, they're supposed to represent the interest of the people
That was a poor rebuttal to one of the strongest arguments I've seen from RR. You didn't really address the main point of his argument.
No any official elected or not MUST FOLLOW THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAW no mater what a majority or a minority wants.
Sorry but your wrong! A sheriff is an elected official, do you think that he can delegate to his deputies that they can kill or to arrest blacks on sight, or to do anything else unlawful, he/she "cannot delegate a right they do not possess". YOU ARE JUST WRONG!
You might want to watch that Dave Ramsey video. I'm not a huge fan of his show because...boring. But, that video pretty much tells it like it is. If you think the government is going to make any appreciable improvement in your life, you're going to be sadly disappointed. The most you'll ever receive is a figurative bandaid for the open head wound that is your financial situation. Seven years of hopey changey and you guys are still complaining about the same shit that was going to be fixed if you just elect (insert latest bullshitter).View attachment 3593514
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This just REEKS of help for the poor and middle classes.
Squinting at the brand name, you've missed the bigger picture completely; taking the example of one billionaire vs the same amount of money split among those making $50k. To be fair, we'll even take the ten percent of the billionaire's fortune that's actual income every year, so; $100M/$50k = the income of a full 2000 families, or a town of 8000 residents.
<sigh> um..well..this is sociology 101.
Covered this from a macro economics POV above. No Soc needed!
