Bobert,
there is no-one other than oneself keeping him where he is. I dropped out of high school 'cause my Dad broke his back, I needed to help out, I always meant to go back and finish, but never quite got around to it,..but I could read, and read I did! I learned about buisness while I was making a hell of a lot less than the"poor guy" making 12 bucks an hour. I improved my station in life through grit, determination, and hard work. I have compassion for the folks with physical or mental afflictions that limit their abilities to make a living. I contribute to many charities throughout the year, not as a tax break, but as one human being to another. to help those who cannot help themselves. I have no pity for someone that won't try to do better for themselves or for their family. A second or third generation welfare Mom,..they should keep their legs together and go to work, lead by example, Welfare is to help folks out temporarily, PERIOD! minimum wage earners?? I used to make below minimum wage, I live in Arizona, a right to work state,..I didn't like it so I did something about it. The world does not owe you a living, nor a retirement. The folks that got screwed by Enron,..I am so sorry that happened to them, but no-body held a gun to their head and made them invest in something with huge returns ( a lot of people, made a lot of money with Enron before the bubble burst)no one made them invest their money in risky buisness, during that same time I was investing in mutuals,and old established companys,..I made money slower, but I was able to keep most of it.and they had access to the same information that I did. I know I can't change the way you look at the world, anymore than you can change the way I do. I guess it'll probably be another year before I visit Mudcat again, this used to be a really friendly place before it got so damned political. We used to talk about music, and have singing circles, we didn't always agree, but that was okay, individualisim was promoted and incouraged.
adios amigo
~Biskit~