That's not "affluent" except in military and perhaps some government circles. Old money looks down their noses at that kind of "affluence."
I'm not sure what rank McCain's father was while he was growing up. For instance, my father retired a CMsgt (E-9), but he was an E-4, 5, and 6 while I was growing up. BIG difference.
However, I will give you that he probably had it at least a little nicer than a car salesman's kid ... I just won't go so far as to put him in the priveleged class.
I would.
Admirals live lives very similar to those lived by cvilians whose worth is measured in multimillions, sport.
The fleet level officer class IS part of the elite power structure of this nation and always has been.
Now I do not hold that against the man, in fact I admire that class of people, because of the elite in our nation, I think they are probably the most honorable of men.
But as to anyone who is of the third generation of it?
What they really know or understand about being in the American working class wouldn't fill a dittybag.
I am NOT thrilled with Biden, BTW.
His role in the change of bankruptsy laws that happened just a few years ago does not bring him great honor in this working class stiff's opinion.
Now I understand why they selected Biden.
I even think the choice was a politic thing to do. I even think that Biden is probably a decent Dem. who will work to help the middle class most of the time.
But that bankrupsy law change was a sellout, and a perfect example of the class war against the working class that I insist IS going to cause the downfall of this great republic of ours.
For those of you who believe in personal responsibility?
Those of you who think that people should not be able to go bankrupt to get ride of nonsecured debts (like credit cards debts?).
Well let's try to think of that from the other direction of the event, shall we?
The money lenders ought to be more responsible than to lend unsecured money to people who they KNOW cannot afford to spend it.
When Biden gave MBNA and the other money lenders that change in laws he gave them TRILLIONS of future dollars, folks. TRILLIONS!
And by giving them those dollars he ENCOURAGED the wasteful spending on credit that some of you so often complain about, too.
And by doing so, he encouraged the credit card companies to continue giving people who could NOT afford it, still more money to waste, more money that ultimately gets sent to offshore in the form of consumer cha cha crap.
It was a BAD move, folks. A very bad move.
A better outcome would have been to encourage lenders to be more responsible by telling them point blank, if you lend money to people who cannot afford it at absurd rates of interest you will LOSE that money when they declare bankruptsy.
That law should NOT have been changed.
And the fact that a DEMOCRAT CHANGED IT, calls into question his credibility as a truly honest and thinking (lower case -d) democrat,
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