Some very rich old fart wants a million votes for every million he pays in taxes. While I sincerely hope the old boy is speaking with his tongue so far into his cheek that he's biting the root off, just the mere thought that he would even JOKE about it makes my egalitarian blood boil. Just who does he think he is? And why does he think his money is entitling him to more and better than me? This isn't the land of royalty, buster. You want to be king - go buy yourself an island and set yourself up. Not allowed here by law.
Another one is arguing that anyone NOT filthy rich should be feeling wealthy and privileged because of how we compare to the rest of the world. And there is some validity to this argument. I've made it myself on occasion. We should. There is a limit to the logic however. The limit is - we don't live in the rest of the world. We live HERE. Appreciating what I have is well and good IN CONTEXT. When that context changes, we have a problem.
My problem started on 9/25/2005 when my income went from middle class to zero. That's a problem.
Do not let anybody tell you that unemployment makes you want to sit on your ass. They lie. They lie a lot. Unemployment doesn't even start to pay the bills. It might pay 1/3. Nobody wants to hear you've been laid off. They want their money. Screw you.
Do not believe people when they tell you that ageism doesn't exist anymore. They lie.
Do not believe anyone who tells you that it will be easy to go out and find another job. They lie.
The hardest job you will ever have is finding a job. The second hardest will be keeping it. Telling yourself anything else is just plain stupid. This is work and you'd better be willing to get in there and slog hard at it and then some more.
Nobody said it was easy-but it is worth doing. There may not be do overs, but mistakes can be forgiven. Keep trying.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/15/opinion/erickson-super-rich/
