Macrojack,
Te he he he.
You don't like the message either so you figure, "I'll cut him down to size and show him how small he really is." Nice try, but youre too late. That uncomfortable position which you referred to did that long ago. Thats why I appreciate what I have now more than ever.
You say that I'm not the wealthy you are talking about. Hypothetically you are right, but effectively when the collective advocates that the so-called rich pay their fair share and I am lumped into the group with tax increases or a surtax, then you ARE talking about me.
Believe me, I get it. There are a lot of people much more successful and wealthy than I am and I'm okay with that. But in case you missed it, I'm not the one in here who is whining about how the rich are screwing me over.
Continue with your class warfare all you want. Stay on your bully pulpit and tell the world how compassionate you are and how you care about everyone else's plight. And when you're ready, give me a call and we'll talk about how much you actually give to charity (non tax deductible charity especially) and what you do for others. Based on my experience with numerous compassion-spewing big talkers, I can predict how the conversation will turn out. Ive heard it all before about greed, elitism, selfness, etc. only to find out that the one casting the stones actually does nothing or very little in time and money for others. Ask my employees how they like their free healthcare, their matching funds 401k, their paid vacations, their Christmas bonuses, the costly company outings, etc. Then ask the community who can always be counted on to give to any and EVERY charity that asks. Ask each of the five strangers (for eight years running) how they felt when their kid got a $1,000 college scholarship from a total stranger or the parents of the kids who receive the $2,500 scholarships. Ask the Little League if the $3,500 they receive is meaningful, then call the Junior Golf program and dont forget the underprivileged kids basketball program, and my church, and on and on.
Yeah, bring it on with your high and mighty utopian talk about the evils of greed, the less fortunate, compassion, etc. Ill be waiting.
And you misinterpret my demeanor as cockiness and condescension. It's neither. It's anger. I have come to loathe people complaining about income inequity and pleading for the system to correct the imbalance. If one has worked hard and been fortunate, they are also burdened with the responsibility to give back and help others along the way. But that should be a personal decision - not a right of the collective to take from one and give to another. There has always been great disparity between the rich and poor throughout human history. The plutocratic mindset of the rich is not new, but what is new in my lifetime is the sense of entitlement from a new generation. Scream all you want at the plutocracy, read Marx, Engels, Bauer, Hess, advocate for equality, light incense...whatever. But stop trying to take more of my income and that of others simply because you dont think its fair!
BTW, I never, ever listen to talk radio and never have. But since you made the grand assumption that I do, I will make one in return. Try reading something other than the Huffington Post.
