(06-29-2024, 04:55 AM)Caldrac Wrote:

(06-28-2024, 08:56 PM)homebiscuit Wrote: Just think, the person elected to run the country isn’t running the country. Makes you wonder who’s making the decisions.

Million dollar question. Apart of me feels that we've always had a Plutocracy in our country. We call it "Lobbyism", however, it's the same damn thing. Whether the rich and powerful are running it outright or throwing dollars at the most popular political pawn willing to strip their morals the most? They're still in control. 

Credulous at best to believe otherwise. You can go back and look at most presidents now, and see the policies and laws that were put into motion. It's done nothing but alienate the majority. They have attacked and punished the working class, the middle class as it's become increasingly more difficult to stay within said class or potentially move up into said class or better. 

They deliberately targeted key, fundamental aspects to what made this nation strong. You're now foolish to dare having the American Dream, if you can even define that still. You're now foolish for wanting to start a family. You're now foolish for wanting to own a home. You're now foolish if you think you can retire comfortably after trading your time and physical and mental well being for that sense of security.

They have taken it all. And we allowed it. No generation gets a pass in this. Boomers. Generation X. Millennials. Zoomers. We all took the bait. We all participated or chose NOT to participate. And this is what we get. For not demanding better. For not challenging these people. For not stopping this Doomtrain sooner. We collectively made these decisions.

Oh, come on.  That's complete BS.  Millions of people own homes, and millions of people retire comfortably.  Granted, sometimes it's not easy.  But to say it's foolish to think you can do it is absolute nonsense.  

All that class warfare you are spouting makes you sound like a Democrat, just complaining about how the world isn't fair.  There is a lot of opportunity in this country; that's why so many people from other countries want to move here.

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