EverCurious
Gold Member
Yep, it's why I wonder if it's truly about helping the ones who have been mis-treated by their companies or is it about income redistribution under the guise of helping the citizens on the lower scales be treated fairly ?
Well, the way I look at it is you can't help someone who is "satisfied" to stay on the bottom. I'm always hopeful that such people will somehow realize that there's better to be had, but the unfortunate reality is that those who are not "pushed" out of their comfort zone will not succeed. They want to talk about how they can't pay their bills and all this other crap, yet I live in Alaska (one of the highest costs of living in the country) and we survive on $30k a year. We raised 5 kids, 3 teens at the same time, off $35k a year. And it's not like we really "want" for anything either - I've spent $8k on my computer alone... We have boats, 6 cars, a cabin, and a nice home... Every time we've wanted something "special" we go get second or third jobs and buy it.
I truly believe it's a spending problem, not an income problem...