Question about capitalism and my flashy car?

[Liberals don't shower]

Is there anything wrong with owning a flashy car? Why is it that most liberals I meet look down upon me for driving the car that I drive or live in the house I live in? They look at me as if I don't deserve it and should share some of my good fortune. Why is that?
I grew up in a trailer in the woods with no running water. I knew that wasn't what I wanted in life so I studied hard in school and graduated with honors, joined the military, went to college on military programs and now I live in a nice house and have a flashy car. Some would say, I should realize what it's like to be poor and want to help my fellow man. I tend to think, I pulled myself out of that hellhole, they should be able to as well. It makes me even MORE resistant to help someone that won't help themself. Are liberals born with a silver spoon? Do they think that people who don't have things, need help?
I like driving my car. When I pull up to someone in a nasty broken down beater, I smile to myself. I realize that I use to be in that same car and now I've risen above that. WITHOUT the government giving me healthcare, medicare, welfare, college grants, food stamps, etc. Your thoughts?
Shaep, or is it sheep? Issues with my self? I'd love to know how you drew that conclusion. Sounds to me like the American Dream is still alive and well, and I'm livin' it. Despite liberals best efforts to destroy it, it's still there. Your reliance programs haven't stopped some of us from achieving. Make the lower class dependent on a system, threaten system will be taken away if constituents vote Republican and BAM, you now have control of a large majority. This is what will soon happen with healthcare. Even the leader of the Black Panthers said yesterday, "The one thing that has hurt the African American community more than anything else in the last 50 years is welfare."

 

[LadyMoon]

<i>I like driving my car. When I pull up to someone in a nasty broken down beater, I smile to myself. I realize that I use to be in that same car and now I've risen above that. WITHOUT the government giving me healthcare, medicare, welfare, college grants, food stamps, etc. Your thoughts?</iu.

Good for you! I'm glad to hear you have a nice car.

But if you consider yourself a better person than the person in the "nasty broken down beater" then you are deluded. There might be many reasons why they are driving a crap car. They could have a sick child and all their income could go into caring for them. They could be saving for medical treatment or to put a child through college. They may have fallen on hard times, lost their job, their company gone bust or something in the recession and had to sell their nice car and buy a crap one. Perhaps they like their old car and find it cheaper and more economical to run than a big gas-guzzler. There could be many reasons. The fact that they are driving a crap car does not necessarily make them "lazy".

I drive a "nasty broken down beater" and it does not make me any less of a person than you. I work hard too although I am not very entreprenurial which is why I don't make lots of money, I just go to my office every day, work for my wage and come home to my family, I'm never going to be a Bill Gates because I am not that kind of person. The field I work in doesn't pay that well but I enjoy my job and I'm happy. I am not lazy or stupid, I'm just me which is different to you. No biggie. I'm not angry at you for driving a nice car and I'm just glad to have transport for myself (flashy cars mean nothing to me personally, as long as my car gets me from A-B thats all I care about!!). If you consider yourself a superior person to me because your car cost more than mine then you are a deluded person with a sad and bitter heart which money has obviously not warmed. I hope thats not the case.

Also I would remind you that money cannot bring happiness. I have a beautiful 3 year old son who is the light of my life. One of the richest women I know is barren. She and her husband have spent many tens of thousands of pounds on failed IVF treatments with top Harley Street doctors, several miscarriages, two failed adoption bids and she has recently had to come to terms with the fact that she will never have a child of her own. She has many things I do not - a lovely car, a beautiful house, exotic holidays, designer clothing, expensive jewellery and everything, and yet she once told me that she would happily give it all up just to change places with me and have a child of her own. she is actually jealous of me! Even though I have very little money. I pity that woman. Given the choice between being me and being her? I'll choose me everytime. My son is worth more than all the money in the world.

PEACE and I hope you one day find this contentment in your own life.

 

[rightwing radical 1]

Gratz welcome to the real world where hard work IS rewarded.

 

[shae p]

It sounds like you have issues with yourself.