Sanman Posted August 10, 2011 Posted August 10, 2011 Well its nice to meet you. It just seemed like you were trying to imply that those individuals who chose 200k jobs as evil or greedy, while you portrayed yourself as some sort of saint for taking the significantly less paying job that still works you 60hrs/wk. I was simply defending those "peers" that perhaps considered taking the higher wages to support more contributions and open up more funds to giving to those in need. Nice to meet you Todd. I'm not exactly scraping by or a saint nor do I expect others to be. I have made choices that mean a lower salary for myself in order to have a career that is meaningful for me. However, I will still live a comfortable upper middle class lifestyle with a 6 figure salary. I could care less if my friends volunteered or give to charity (though they do at times) as they have never had these epiphanies or reality checks. The only thing that annoys me is that the OP had this great 'reality check', made a thread about it, and it was that she is lucky to be comfortable. It is great that she volunteers, but my hope was that she would put this reality check to work. Whether that is bringing those lessons to the girls she works with or some other way does not matter to me. I see too many people who complain of these issues and injustices without any action. In some ways I have more respect for those that say it is not their problem and that they are just trying to carve out a comfortable life for their family. There is a bit more honesty to that.
todd Posted August 10, 2011 Posted August 10, 2011 Nice to meet you Todd. I'm not exactly scraping by or a saint nor do I expect others to be. I have made choices that mean a lower salary for myself in order to have a career that is meaningful for me. However, I will still live a comfortable upper middle class lifestyle with a 6 figure salary. I could care less if my friends volunteered or give to charity (though they do at times) as they have never had these epiphanies or reality checks. The only thing that annoys me is that the OP had this great 'reality check', made a thread about it, and it was that she is lucky to be comfortable. It is great that she volunteers, but my hope was that she would put this reality check to work. Whether that is bringing those lessons to the girls she works with or some other way does not matter to me. I see too many people who complain of these issues and injustices without any action. In some ways I have more respect for those that say it is not their problem and that they are just trying to carve out a comfortable life for their family. There is a bit more honesty to that. Is it such a bad thing if that is all that she takes away from it, a better appreciation for what she has in her country. I sure wish more individuals in the US simply had a better appreciation for what they do have. 49% of Americans pay no taxes, 30MIL people get money from the government in the form of welfare, I know individuals living in section 8 housing that have flat screen tvs and their own vehicles, etc. Yet they always asking for more and more from the individuals actually contributing to this country and are covering most of the bills all because they chose to be successful in this world. Reward individuals for not being proactive in this world and punish the individuals trying to create jobs and who support the majority of the country.Sorry that was my rant. I don't want to start a political debate on a dating forum. I am done with this. lol.
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