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Obama says top earners are "just lucky" !!!
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<blockquote data-quote="JimJimmyJames" data-source="post: 565722" data-attributes="member: 11425"><p>Then why did you call me out? My statement was anti-affirmative action, not anti-minority.</p><p> </p><p>If you were trying to point out that being born a minority in America is far from a plus, historically I would agree with that.</p><p> </p><p>But, if "liberals" would have their way, being born a minority would automatically qualify you for preferred treatment in order to give you a "step up". Is that the fair way to rectify past injustice, to create more injustice? No.</p><p> </p><p>I just thought this whole thread was ironic in that the title of the thread is that Obama feels top earners benefit from luck. But many feel Obama benefited from luck to get where he is. </p><p> </p><p>But then it was suggested that most of the top earners in our country became that way through hard work. I feel that probably most of them are in the positions they are in because of an accident of birth.</p><p> </p><p>If you rise to the top based on you own ability I applaud you, no matter what color you are. But if you used your color to advance, or if you were born to great wealth and used that as your spring board for greater riches, I am less then impressed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JimJimmyJames, post: 565722, member: 11425"] Then why did you call me out? My statement was anti-affirmative action, not anti-minority. If you were trying to point out that being born a minority in America is far from a plus, historically I would agree with that. But, if "liberals" would have their way, being born a minority would automatically qualify you for preferred treatment in order to give you a "step up". Is that the fair way to rectify past injustice, to create more injustice? No. I just thought this whole thread was ironic in that the title of the thread is that Obama feels top earners benefit from luck. But many feel Obama benefited from luck to get where he is. But then it was suggested that most of the top earners in our country became that way through hard work. I feel that probably most of them are in the positions they are in because of an accident of birth. If you rise to the top based on you own ability I applaud you, no matter what color you are. But if you used your color to advance, or if you were born to great wealth and used that as your spring board for greater riches, I am less then impressed. [/QUOTE]
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