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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 4008248" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>I met guys from rough neighborhoods with single mothers all the time when I was in the Air Force.&nbsp; And I didn&#039;t grow up in easy circumstances either.&nbsp; After my parents divorce we lived in two rooms of an unfinished house for several years.&nbsp; I got sent to school all the time with no lunch money, wearing pants that were too short because my mother didn&#039;t have any money.&nbsp; A father filled with rage who beat on her and us all the time.&nbsp; And on and on.&nbsp; Don&#039;t talk to me about hardship, or never having a chance.&nbsp; What are you saying, that we should give everything to people who grew up in tough situations but give no money to people who worked hard all their lives but are now too old to work?&nbsp; If you want to take away from people who&#039;ve done well that have assets and not give them SS that would definitely be income redistribution.&nbsp; But to say working class people who don&#039;t have a pot to pee in should get nothing, and blame them for having nothing when the system is set up to exploit them for others benefit leaves me scratching my head.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 4008248, member: 24302"] I met guys from rough neighborhoods with single mothers all the time when I was in the Air Force. And I didn't grow up in easy circumstances either. After my parents divorce we lived in two rooms of an unfinished house for several years. I got sent to school all the time with no lunch money, wearing pants that were too short because my mother didn't have any money. A father filled with rage who beat on her and us all the time. And on and on. Don't talk to me about hardship, or never having a chance. What are you saying, that we should give everything to people who grew up in tough situations but give no money to people who worked hard all their lives but are now too old to work? If you want to take away from people who've done well that have assets and not give them SS that would definitely be income redistribution. But to say working class people who don't have a pot to pee in should get nothing, and blame them for having nothing when the system is set up to exploit them for others benefit leaves me scratching my head. [/QUOTE]

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