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Politics : President Barack Obama
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To: RetiredNow who wrote (104392)11/19/2011 5:09:18 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (1) of 149317
 
How to steal like Wall StreetCommentary: If we all acted like bankers there would be chaos

Uh........most wealthy in this country do act like the bankers of a few years ago. Haven't you gotten the memo yet, MM? The American dream that we can go from rags to riches in one generation is mostly a myth. The people who are wealthy in this country were born to it, have a particular sports skill, make it as an actor or cheat their way to the top. Occasionally, someone who works their butt off from the age of 16 makes it to the top but they are the exception, not the rule.

Therefore, the bankers of a few years ago were only doing what they saw others in the American capitalist system doing. Unfortunately for them, they chose to steal when the concept had become uber popular under the Bush administration and was going to lead to a huge economic disaster.

The reason you can't retire by the time you were 50 is because you very foolishly tried to do it the honest way. You bought into the American myth and now you are realizing your mistake and are mad as hell. Unfortunately, you are painting everyone with the same tarred brush. Chill your anger and then try to look at things more rationally. If you do that, you will know then that R. Paul is not the answer. Far from it.
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