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Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese
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....poor people persuaded that it's wrong to tax the rich as they believe they'll 'make it' one day and don't want to be taxed on their success. Aspiration at it's deluded best.Americans are aspirational. Brits might not understand this thinking.
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Tens of millions of Americans, native and foreign born, would disagree with your sweeping indictment.Aspiration we understand. The American Dream seems a triumph of delusional hope over experience. "Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" is a noble aspiration, but how old do you have to be before you realise you're not going to get rich?
Yes, things get more expensive over time but one hopes to outpace inflation by working hard and smart. I am a prime example, and I know of many others who didn’t come from any significant advantage but have done well for themselves.
A good friend of mine who has his own aircraft, no mortgage and two Teslas (S & X) is so unassuming you wouldn’t give him a second look, yet he’s a multi-millionaire I went to school with who just worked hard and smart…and he’s cheap until it matters!
In fact, I told him we were going out in a few days so he could buy me dinner and he still says, “but I’m just a poor white child from Massachusetts!”…because he was!
Those stories are everywhere, but there are more headlines in the other end of that spectrum, so we dwell on that.
EDIT: He sold his Model S for a matte grey 2022 Mercedes EQS.
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Of course it is. I thought we were discussing broad terms, but I got more specific for you above.Bit of a generalisation that
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That’s one take. The loser’s take. But, it’s a take.....poor people persuaded that it's wrong to tax the rich as they believe they'll 'make it' one day and don't want to be taxed on their success. Aspiration at its deluded best.
SamBlue
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Bullshit phrase invented by political right! It means nothing!Bit of a generalisation that
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It’s both harder and easier to get rich in America than it used to be.
What indictment?Tens of millions of Americans, native and foreign born, would disagree with your sweeping indictment.
Yes, things get more expensive over time but one hopes to outpace inflation by working hard and smart. I am a prime example, and I know of many others who didn’t come from any significant advantage but have done well for themselves.
A good friend of mine who has his own aircraft, no mortgage and two Teslas (S & X) is so unassuming you wouldn’t give him a second look, yet he’s a multi-millionaire I went to school with who just worked hard and smart…and he’s cheap until it matters!
In fact, I told him we were going out in a few days so he could buy me dinner and he still says, “but I’m just a poor white child from Massachusetts!”…because he was!
Those stories are everywhere, but there are more headlines in the other end of that spectrum, so we dwell on that.
EDIT: He sold his Model S for a matte grey 2022 Mercedes EQS.
Perhaps the headlines at the "poor" end of the spectrum are because about 0.5% of Americans own a Tesla. I assume you're not saying that, when everyone says Trump won because of the cost of living, people vote for Trump because they hope to drive a Tesla.