sdkfjhs wrote:
Politics and politicians have nothing to do with your success in America. Go out and work for a living, doing anything you need to survive. Take responsibility for your own choices and for the effort you put into it. If you're only making $40k a year and you're not just starting out, it's because you were either dumb or lazy. I'll give a pass to people who had some terrible situation like they had to spend all their time, money, and energy taking care of a sick relative or something like that, those people are true heroes.
One of my kids is straight out of high school and spent 3 months getting an EMT certification and now makes $35k a year working a regular 40 hour a week job. In her case she's still going to school for something that will pay more but she could just as easily be working 80 hours a week and making 70k a year.
I spent the first 5 years of my job working 70-80 hours a week and stuffed all the extra money into investments. By the time I was 30 I had 8 years salary in the bank, and it was growing fast, and still is. I still work quite a lot of hours but I don't have to anymore.
Work hard, invest every penny you can as soon as you can, and you'll be glad for the sacrifice the rest of your life.
Or you can just whine and complain and be broke your entire life while you wait for the government to do something for you, which will never happen.
Maybe my message is harsh but the truth is that nobody has your back except you, so go out there and work hard for yourself.
I guess Americans today are dumber and lazier all the time as more and more of the nation's wealth is in fewer and fewer hands.