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Originally Posted by X Factor
Biden is running an ad in Florida right now, accusing Trump of wanting to kill Social Security. That is simply not true.
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Excellent post.Quote:
Originally Posted by X Factor
Biden is running an ad in Florida right now, accusing Trump of wanting to kill Social Security. That is simply not true.
He cut off the funding for it. He wants to add-on to his 6.6 trillion bill. "Conservatives" are very liberal with other people's money.Quote:
Originally Posted by xudash
Watching the DNC and it struck me, how ironic is it that the Democratic ticket is made up of an old, rich white guy and a cop?
I see what you did there, but she is more of a whore who fakes her race than she is anything else.Quote:
Originally Posted by Muskie in dayton
WE HAVE A PROBLEM: This is a well written and thought out article written by a 26 yr old college student by the name of Alyssa Ahlgren, who's in grad school for her MBA. What a GREAT perspecitve...
My Generation Is Blind to the Prosperity Around Us!
I'm sitting in a small coffee shop near Nokomis (Florida) trying to think of what to write about. I scroll through my newsfeed on my phone looking at the latest headlines of presidential candidates calling for policies to "fix" the so-called injustices of capitalism. I put my phone down and continue to look around.
I see people talking freely, working on their MacBook's, ordering food they get in an instant, seeing cars go by outside, and it dawned on me. We live in the most privileged time in the most prosperous nation and we've become completely blind to it.
Vehicles, food, technology, freedom to associate with whom we choose.These things are so ingrained in our American way of life we don't give them a second thought.
We are so well off here in the United States that our poverty line begins 31 times above the global average. Thirty One Times!!!
Virtually no one in the United States is considered poor by global standards. Yet, in a time where we can order a product off Amazon with one click and have it at our doorstep the next day, we are unappreciative, unsatisfied, and ungrateful. ??
Our unappreciation is evident as the popularity of socialist policies among my generation continues to grow. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently said to Newsweek talking about the millennial generation, "An entire generation, which is now becoming one of the largest electorates in America, came of age and never saw American prosperity."
Never saw American prosperity! Let that sink in.
When I first read that statement, I thought to myself, that was quite literally the most entitled and factually illiterate thing I've ever heard in my 26 years on this earth. Many young people agree with her, which is entirely misguided.
My generation is being indoctrinated by a mainstream narrative to actually believe we have never seen prosperity. I know this first hand, I went to college, let's just say I didn't have the popular opinion, but I digress.
Why then, with all of the overwhelming evidence around us, evidence that I can even see sitting at a coffee shop, do we not view this as prosperity? We have people who are dying to get into our country.
People around the world destitute and truly impoverished. Yet, we have a young generation convinced they've never seen prosperity, and as a result, we elect some politicians who are dead set on taking steps towards abolishing capitalism.
Why? The answer is this,?? my generation has only seen prosperity. We have no contrast. We didn't live in the great depression, or live through two world wars, the Korean War, The Vietnam War or we didn't see the rise and fall of socialism and communism.
We don't know what it's like to live without the internet, without cars, without smartphones. We don't have a lack of prosperity problem. We have an entitlement problem, an ungratefulness problem, and it's spreading like a plague."
Talk about a bubble. I suppose that if you are in an MBA program, sipping your coffee in a coffee shop while playing with your cell phone, you might not get the fact that we have a significant portion of our population that is poorly fed, poorly educated, has little access to affordable healthcare, and lives in unsafe housing. Yes, we do live in one of the wealthiest countries on the planet and should be thankful for that. But we can, and should, do better for those in our society living in poverty.Quote:
Originally Posted by xudash
Holy shit. Are you serious with this?Quote:
Originally Posted by xudash
I had to chuckle at the woman’s post - one can’t look around a coffee shop in Nokomis FL and make a blanket statement about “prosperity all around us”. Sheesh. She should try a gas station in Avondale. You are correct – we do have substantial poverty and hunger in this country.Quote:
Originally Posted by X-man
How does this happen in this country of tremendous prosperity and opportunity? We (society) has done so much for these inner-city areas that suffer most from poverty – policy, programs, housing, financial support – for decades!
The problem is the more you give someone, the less they appreciate it, and less they appreciate the value of earning something. Think of the kids whose parents give them everything. How many of these spoiled brat kids fail out of college and are unable to find their way in the real world? Then add message of community “leaders” that prosper from telling folks they are victims, they are repressed, and they have no chance. Think kids again. If someone keeps telling their child they aren’t smart enough, athletic enough, good enough, etc., it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
I agree with you. We can and should do better. Stop the failed policy, expose the enabling voices, and help people help themselves.
It is not the quick and easy solution. But nothing worthwhile is ever quick and easy.
I mean, her point was a little extreme I agreeQuote:
Originally Posted by X-man
However, what I took out of it, is that every single person in the us has the opportunity to have all of these things. Yes, it may be harder to climb to that point for some, but it is still possible. I'm really sick of hearing all the whining and crying from those who were born into certain situations and then use that as an excuse for the way their life turned out. There are plenty who grew up in the same situation and grew out of that situation.
The free handouts need to stop (except for things like st jude childrens) they dont benefit anyone long term and only keep people from succeeding in my opinion. I think that most social programs need to be set up like habitat for humanity...i.e. we will help you, but you need to qualify and we will help you qualify, and then once you qualify, you need to put in that work. Those are the kinds of social programs I get behind and will continue to support.
I agree with a good portion of this, but I don't think the bolded part is necessarily accurate. Wealth begets wealth in this Country to a pretty high degree. We elected the poster child for this to be our President. It's not just true for the ultra wealthy either. Those kids may not make great grades in College but they generally graduate and go on to be successful (at least financially).Quote:
Originally Posted by Muskie in dayton
I agree with you about how Social programs should be administered (mostly), however I do think we also have to recognize that people have dramatically different chances of success depending on their upbringing. For example the poor are much less likely to have 2 parent households (which I think is very important) and they don't learn how to manage money, speak proper English, etc. like the middle class and above do. We need to change that culture somehow if we want to help more people get out of poverty. I'm not exactly sure how, though. There is obviously a certain percentage of people who are going to be poor because they are either lazy or not equipped mentally to participate in the economy in a way that will earn them a decent income as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Xville