pan6467 theres is no doubt that someone born into wealth has a head start. I do believe with the present system there is corruption, but even with what we have now do you disagree that a person born into poverty conditions does NOT have the opportunity to legally create their own wealth?
College tuition is rough, but loans are available. Yes it's a debt you have to pay back, but (in my opinion) worth every penny of interest.
I was presented with a question years ago: To get from point A to point B there are two factors involved- mechanism and intention. What percentage of each are present to achieve the goal? (getting from point A to point B) and (mechanism meaning a person could walk, run, fly, drive, swim, etc). My first thought was 50/50. Then I changed to 70% mechanism 30% intention. After I few more guesses I was informed it was a trick question; meaning there was only one factor involved. The factor is intention. If a person is 100% intent on making something happen whether its becoming a millionare or hijacking a plane with box cutters, they will succeed and reach their goal. The only true exceptions are forces of nature coming into the mix (like a hurricane taking out the roads making someone late for work).
Aside from what your personal actions are or would be (you sound like a generous, honorable person), do you feel a person that becomes extremely rich by their own hard work, and created their own financial success should be taxed more? How would you feel about someone (whatever their economic status is) that elected not to participate in a social security with the understanding they would not receive the benefits in their retirement? Federal withholding is another discussion.
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