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<blockquote data-quote="trplnkl" data-source="post: 824853" data-attributes="member: 13254">The &quot;keeping up with the Jones&quot; mentality is one reason our economy is as trashed as it is. I realize many years ago, that if I wanted to drive a better car or live in a better house I had to do something to make that happen. I worked two jobs and my wife worked two jobs to put her through school and get a better single job. Then I went to school to better my opportunities. Even though I ended up driving a stinkin&#039; truck for UPS we did get a better car and a better house. My brother on the other hand worked one job, scrapped by to live in a house most of us here on BC would not even consider. He never resented the difference on our &quot;stations&quot; in life because he knew the difference in applied efforts to achieve what each of us had. There too many people that are jealous of what the Jones&#039; have but are unwilling to go through what it takes to achieve the goals. My brother never thought I should pay for him to have a better home, car or whatever, yet others do expect that &quot;help&quot;. Is THAT fair? no, it isn&#039;t. Politicians pandering to that jealousy is despicable and creates even more animosity than would naturally occur, regardless of the letter after their name.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;If we don&#039;t get a handle on the spending in this country we, eventually, will all be paying 100% of our labor rewards to the government to dole out to us as they see fit for our very day to day survival.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="trplnkl, post: 824853, member: 13254"] [COLOR=sienna][I][B]The "keeping up with the Jones" mentality is one reason our economy is as trashed as it is. I realize many years ago, that if I wanted to drive a better car or live in a better house I had to do something to make that happen. I worked two jobs and my wife worked two jobs to put her through school and get a better single job. Then I went to school to better my opportunities. Even though I ended up driving a stinkin' truck for UPS we did get a better car and a better house. My brother on the other hand worked one job, scrapped by to live in a house most of us here on BC would not even consider. He never resented the difference on our "stations" in life because he knew the difference in applied efforts to achieve what each of us had. There too many people that are jealous of what the Jones' have but are unwilling to go through what it takes to achieve the goals. My brother never thought I should pay for him to have a better home, car or whatever, yet others do expect that "help". Is THAT fair? no, it isn't. Politicians pandering to that jealousy is despicable and creates even more animosity than would naturally occur, regardless of the letter after their name. If we don't get a handle on the spending in this country we, eventually, will all be paying 100% of our labor rewards to the government to dole out to us as they see fit for our very day to day survival. [/B][/I][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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