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Old 03-27-2007, 02:43 PM   #69
TheMercenary
“Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo”
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Savannah, Georgia
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Originally Posted by rkzenrage View Post
Had one, left in an ambulance.
Well I don't know you and I am new here, and you certainly don't know me, but it really does not change my view on things. I am sorry for your situation but taking my wealth and redistributing it to help every poor, disadvantaged, or handicapped person in the US is not an answer. My wife is handicapped. I happen to be lucky enough to take care of her and what ever she needs. She is not "as handicapped" as you sound since there are differing degrees of disability. The one thing that I have learned is that everyone, and I mean everyone, is one paycheck away from your situation. You have made a lot of assumptions about the way I feel from just a few posts. Maybe in time you, and others will see me differently, maybe not, but that is really not important to me.

We have some big issues to face in this country in the next 50 years. I will be dead and gone by then. I too am worth a lot more to my family dead, but that is because of huge insurance policies I pay for to take care of them in case of my untimely demise. No matter how you cut the mustard it is not a governments job to take care of every persons needs. I have no illusions of rescuing people. I just try to help out the ones around me that I can. But I will not do so at the expense of my own family or children. It is my responsibility as a parent to give them the best shot that I can in life. I work very hard to do that. I make enough to send my oldest to out of state college, but not because I have the cash on hand, but because I had to take out loans for her to send her. Choices were made. I also don't think self pity will get you very far. There are a ton of people a lot worse off than your situation sounds (from what I have gathered from this single post - not much I admit), and they seem to be doing very well. Anyhow, good luck.
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