This bothers me about Obama....

kluge
Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:16:57 +0000

Christcorp - of course you’re OK now. Have you not been paying attention? The affluence of our generation (and you’re only a few years younger then me) was bought at the expense of our children! An economy pumped up with cash (trillions) borrowed against future wages (our children’s) has allowed our generation’s stock to rise. (Although that’s only benefited the top 25% and primarily the top 10% of the socio-economic strata.) Don’t dislocate any joints patting yourself on the back. I’ve done OK myself - but I don’t ignore the price that’s been paid by the poor, lower middle class, and future generations for our benefit. Yes, our society allows people to rise in economic success over time - but we’ve tilted the playing field so that each year it’s fewer and fewer individuals, as the road gets steeper. How hard does it have to be for regular people to succeed before folks like you will admit there’s a problem? Ten people advancing per year? One?