skews13
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Thereās really no such thing as a self-made man. Itās a pernicious myth that conservatives use to shame anyone whoās not financially successful. Elon Musk isnāt self-made. The Koch Brothers certainly werenāt, either. And while Donald Trump appears to apply his makeup each morning with a caulk gun and mortar trowel, heās not self-made eitherānot even close.
But while conservatives often decry so-called ānanny statesā and the cradle-to-grave security the social safety net provides to our most vulnerable citizens, theyāre certainly not averse to taking money from their parents. Which would be fine if they werenāt so quick to shame those struggling, working-poor Americans without access to trust funds.
Yeah, thatās pretty typical, actually. A dude who grew up in a well-to-do family surrounded by other well-to-do families is bound to see his circumstances as ordinary, even if theyād be considered extraordinary to anyone without a similar birthright. After all, who among us can recall with any precision how many emerald mines our dads owned?
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We had to walk to school uphill in the snow. Both ways.
But while conservatives often decry so-called ānanny statesā and the cradle-to-grave security the social safety net provides to our most vulnerable citizens, theyāre certainly not averse to taking money from their parents. Which would be fine if they werenāt so quick to shame those struggling, working-poor Americans without access to trust funds.
Yeah, thatās pretty typical, actually. A dude who grew up in a well-to-do family surrounded by other well-to-do families is bound to see his circumstances as ordinary, even if theyād be considered extraordinary to anyone without a similar birthright. After all, who among us can recall with any precision how many emerald mines our dads owned?
Bootstrap BS: This āself-madeā GOP Senate candidate got big bucks from family
Montanaās GOP Senate candidate Tim Sheehy touts bootstraps, but his familyās wealth played a key role. Discover the details inside.
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We had to walk to school uphill in the snow. Both ways.
