The Obamanation

[classicman]

Originally Posted by sugarpop

I don't care about being rich. Many people don't care about being rich. They do care about having a good quality of life, where they can afford to live and pay their bills and make their obligations, and save a little for later in life, and still have some money left over to have some fun, and people should be able to that without having to work 2 jobs to make ends meet.

There is a cost for "not being rich" If you want all that goes with it, you have to make the sacrifices to reap the rewards.

Originally Posted by sugarpop

People should not have to live paycheck to paycheck, no matter what job they do.
You can't argue that we have the greatest country when so many people, people who work hard, are struggling just to survive.

There is no utopia - it doesn't exist. I agree though this doesn't mean we shouldn't work towards this goal, but if you want, you have to earn. Your "I'm entitled to all these wonderful things just because I exist" is a mentality that I disagree with.