potion#9 said:
What is this concept of “hoarding money”? Do you people not know how our economic system works?
Lets say I spend $100,000 on a new car.
betcha that car isn’t made by an american firm. Heh, toyotas are more american than some of the american cars. When my dad bought his first new car in a long time, he bought a toyota, and they guy said at the end, oh yeah we got this 500 off the dock fee, WTF, they make these things out in kentucky, ffs. *edited*ing union *edited*es up north, heres a hint, the union is designed to maximize your current gains so that your children don’t do the same job you are doing. Restrict the supply, increase the price, guess what? unions don’t work so good long term, especially if the southern part of your nation will work for less and is less inclined to unionize. FUN FACT: in japan on a strike the workers wear armbands and work even harder, thus shaming their employers to pay them more.
look you make a lot of money and you want to keep it, swell, but you still live pretty good. My family isn’t rich by any means, but i’ve never wanted for any of the basics. Now basics does open up some *edited*ing, yes there are those who have chosen poorly, believe me i’ve seen it, *edited* i’ve help those people. I was in kentucky on a mission trip fixing up peoples houses, providing insulation and other necessities, but by god did those people have their satellite and cable. *edited*sux that the poor don’t always make the best decisions, but here’s a hint, that’s possibly why they are still poor. i’m not saying the poor are any dumber or less able than the rest of us, far from it, but the hills seem higher when you’re at the bottom. Fun Fact: if you take to groups of equal worth and arbitarily give one poor test scores,tests like the SAT(not saying that the SAT gives out grades at random, but that one group does poorly regardless of their skill), then that group will continue to do poorly thinking that you must have to be a genius to do well, and the other group with good scores would feel that anyone should pass this “lookat my brother, he’s a retard and he’s in college”.
scholarships and grants readlily available to those who qualify and are willing to work for them, i know a lot of people who have used those grants and scholarships to great affect, my brother got a scholarship and he’s doing great. I’m all for having people help themselves, but as a whole i feel that society should help those in times of need and should provide aid, what can i say i’m a fan of government help, becuase if they don’t i bet all the money in the world, most people won’t.
however, whatever your views are, let’s all hope that these next 4 years under this new president are good ones