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On Sun, 14 Sep 2008 13:13:55 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


I am a member of the middle class. I am not a moron. I am also
realistic
and knowledgeable enough to know that a growing world global economy was
being talked about by AGore, back in the early 90's, and the changes it
would have on the US job market and economy.

You have to prepare for and adjust to the times, not wait until your job
disappears and then waste all your time and energy complaining about it.

EIsboch



Sorry, Eichman, but we've seen pictures of your gentleman's farm and
many of your toys. You do not even remotely qualify as middle class,
unless you recently moved to Monaco and didn't tell us.



Ok. Here's what I don't get.....

The money that paid for the "gentleman's farm" (as you call it) and the toys
was earned as a regular, run of the mill, middle class work-a-bee .......
me.

My roots are firmly planted in the middle class economic sector. In fact,
if anything, more towards lower middle class, financially because I got a
late start in civilian employment and had to play financial catch up for a
while to equal my contemporaries that started work right out of high school
or college. Spent 9 years in the Navy doing a lot of interesting things
however none were particularly financially rewarding.

So, I go about making a living. Like most, I worked hard and took advantage
of opportunities. But one thing I *never* did was complain about those that
had more than I, nor did I envy them or the "rich". Frankly, I was too
busy trying to make a living.

The reward that came and now puts us in a comfortable financial situation
was never planned, considered or even dreamed of.
It just happened to turn out that what I did became very valuable to someone
else.

And, since I am not a complete dummy, I accepted.

So now, my question is ..... if I worked and lived most of my life as a
member of the middle class group, and then I happen to have a degree of
financial success, due to efforts as such, why am I now viewed differently,
called a moron and suddenly accused of not being able to understand what
it's like to be "middle class"?

My point is that I subscribe to and fully support the freedoms we have to
pursue any level of achievement, financial or otherwise that we set for
ourselves. It's not always easy, but as long as we have the freedom to
aspire, we can make that choice.
My biggest concern about the current Democratic party philosophy, and
particularly that of Obama, is that, if elected, we are going to rely more
on government to cure our middle class problems. This will, by default,
further classify us, average us, and take away the incentives of individual
initiative. In other words, another giant step towards socialism.

I am firmly convinced that Obama is an unannounced socialist, BTW.

Eisboch