[QUOTE=DARISC;3603723]Because I got MINE gahdammit an' I intend to KEEP it an' don' want NO ONE rockin' the freakin' boat, you dissatisfied "better idea" laden ultra-liberal?
Just keep your stinking low-life hands off my wallet, and you can think anything you want. All you have to do is stop supporting and voting for the tax-raising bleeding heart poverty-pimp politicians and stop trying to spend my money and we will get along just fine.
I personally don't like it when the government takes $48k a year out of my paycheck so they can spend it on welfare scum or drug addicts (sounds like you are well familiar with that).
You bleeding hearts think it is a good idea to support those who are too lazy or low-life to support themsleves? Then you pay for them. Just don't do it with my money.
What's next, are you going to suggest that I am well off because I was lucky or privileged? That's standard operating procedure in the democrat manual but it's not even close.
I started working as a mechanic when I was 20. I worked hard, went back to school, and worked my way up to be a successful engineer and established a strong rep in a tough business.
The only privilege I had was parents with morals who taught me to work hard and if I wanted something I should go out and earn it.
I was taught that those who worked hard were rewarded and those who did not put in the effort would do without.
Too bad that's not a very popular notion anymore.
Instead of wasting my money trying to keep up with the jones or spending it faster than it came in, I SAVED it and INVESTED it. I bought a house and was very careful with every dollar. Now that house is almost paid for and I don't need to work anymore. I still work only because I want to.
No one gave me squat, I earned every bit so I think I'm justified in wanted to keep it and not give it to a bunch of poser-idealistic morons.