Jarhead
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- Jan 11, 2010
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Your point?
Obviously you're too narcissistic to get it so I'll make it plain. These people have never been "leeches", have always been responsible, hard working, tax paying citizens who are facing life challenges that are not of their making and beyond their control. Their home is now worth about $120k less then what the paid for it and when they bought it the house was sold undermarket, not to mention the fact it had over $100k of equity in it before the bust.
So my point is these people aren't your so called "deadbeats" who refuse to do anything for themselves and with a little help they can weather the storm and probably come back as viable, responsible citizens again contributing to society and the public/private coffers when all is said and done.
And isn't this why the hell we pay taxes in the first place? So when we are in trouble we get some return on our investment?My goodness, I can understand the scorn people pour on the OWS crowd even while I sympathize with college kids drowning in debt that can't get decent jobs.
But to scorn upstanding tax paying citizens?
Jesus wept.
uh....no.
We pay taxes so we have streets, highways, police protection, fire protection, education, garbage collection, etc.
It is not an investment. One gets to decide if one wants to invest.