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Originally Posted by dbotsfordtat
Yea I understand that, Politics can certainly get ugly. I don't believe there are any good or right answers to alot of the political questions facing our country. I'm certainly no fan of government redistributing my hard earned money to crooks or people that don't seem to be trying to make it on their own. But at the same time I can clearly see that poverty and failing banks produce alot of bad things that will effect me regardless of how I feel about it. One thing I like about discussing it here is we all share common ground on something like the Camaro but we are also different enough that we aren't parroting each others views. And it is a nice break from ABL, Stripe and my least favorite " What are you going to do when" threads, no offence to those that like those threads.  Anyways, I appreciate you discussing this with me, if I ever write anything that offends you, hope you will forgive me.  |
I think you are spot on here. Debating/discussing your views with others who have differing opinions is a great way to expand your intellictual horizons. The problem is that some people don't know how to do that without losing their cool. We certainly have a lot of issues facing our country right now and we will all need to work together to get through some of them. And part of being an advanced nation is taking care of those who can't take care of themselves. But everyone needs to keep in mind that even the poorest people here in the US are in better shape than some of the middle class people in the rest of the world. Just go to China or India or places in Africa or the middle East. Those people live in hell. We really have no idea (generally speaking) how good we have it. We have been living high on the hog for a long time (20 years or more) and frankly living well beyond our means. It is time for the market to correct itself and punish us a little for being so lazy or stupid. Everyone should take this as an opportunity to become more financially educated and independent from debt. It is also a great opportunity to invest and position for the future. I am definitely with you that threads like this are a nice break from ABL and whatever the "freak out of the day" happens to be.