[quote=AN]ER, what you fail to see is the fact that you’re born here in the US already mean you already won a pretty large vagina lottery. So, your argument only apply if you got that good luck. Some people were not born with that silver spoon fed in their mouth. I know many who risk it ALL. When I say ALL, I mean their lives, not just money. Money can be made back. I know many who died trying. Literally dying, and not just lost their money. I also know many who are now millionaires because they took those risk. So, yeah, sometimes, you have to risk it all. I also know those who didn’t take the risk and now are stuck in an environment where there’s very little upside financially.[/quote]
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I don’t fail to see that at all. I’ve always argued how WONDERFUL the USA is. It’s truly the best country in the world and I always feel fortunate I was born here. I do agree with you that anyone born in the USA is truly fortunate.
I don’t agree with you however that just merely that being born in the USA means you were “born with a silver spoon in your mouth”. I understand what it is like to have family that emigrated to the USA. So you can’t assume that people are just born with silver spoons in their mouths or had it super easy.
Still, I don’t think you can go through life with the attitude that people you know “risked it all” to come to the USA so it’s ok to justify taking all kinds of high risks and it’s all relative. (I’m not speaking about you..I’m speaking in general).
I’ve lived abroad for many years as well as traveling around the world quite a bit and I’ll always argue with anyone how wonderful the USA is and how fortunate we are here. However, in what we’re discussing above…. I’ll still argue for people not to take on irresponsible leverage and risks.
Yes, you can say people risk their lives coming to the USA for a better life and the risks some people take are nothing in comparison to that… however I’d say that is going way off topic and comparing apples to oranges..
My parents didn’t risk their lives coming to the USA on a boat. However, if they did, I think I’d have worked even harder and been even more aware of taking undo financial risks in life. That’s just me. I know others would do it differently and that’s ok as well.
