the USA is one of the few countries where YOU CAN BECOME wealthy through hard work, not by your birth rite or birth class.
I agree with this 100%, but it only works if every individual starts the game on an even playing field. We all know this is not so. In other words, some people have to work harder than others. You can’t tell me that a poor black child in inner city Chicago has the same chances of becoming successful as a silver-spoon fed white child from La Jolla. It just ain’t so.
This nation was founded upon the principle that HARD WORK can make you successful. It was also founded upon principles designed to keep the aristocracy at bay. The aristocracy is exactly what the founding fathers were fleeing from. The rich want to become the aristocracy, but they fail to realize that this nation was designed to prevent that.
The same people espousing “hard work” are the same people espousing the repeal of affirmative action and the estate tax. Unfortunately, these people don’t see the disconnect between their positions.
