[quote=SDEngineer]
Incidentally, I don’t see the poor and middle class usually “bitching, whining, and asking for handouts.” You know who I DO see doing those things? Corporations and the very wealthy.[/quote]
It’s funny how you say this, although it’s always the poor that say it’s not fair. The very wealthy and corporation know how to play the system, so although they might bitch and whine out loud, they’re actually doing something about what they’re complaining.
[quote=SDEngineer]
And yes, of course their is still some mobility – but how many TODAY do you know who really bootstrapped themselves all the way up? I know VERY few. Yeah, if you were born into a nice upper-middle class family and could afford to go to top (or near top) schools you could do it, but how many people do you REALLY know who grew up in, for example, a southern ghetto who’ve been able to make anything for themselves RECENTLY?[/quote]
What do you mean by today? I know some that did it and they start from nothing ~20-25 years ago. If you’re talking about 5-10 years ago, well, I know some who are working to get there but we need time. Education is the key. It could either be book education (college) or financial education (entrepreneur). Those who figured out that education is the key will do well. Others will just bitch and whine till they’re blue.
Obviously we both believe in what we’re saying, so there’s no point in going further. Lets just agree to disagree.
