I didnāt say I grew up poor. My Dad was a Union Millwright and my mom was a Registered Nurse.
However I worked for everything I had. My dad grew up in conditions that would make people cry if they heard the stories. He instilled in me to work hard and not to judge others because you never know someoneās situation. Then my mom worked as an RN in the ER in one of the roughest areas of Detroit. She told me and my sister stories. You canāt judge someone unless you walk in their shoes.
So what did I have handed to me? I've given my mom thousands of dollars since I've turned 18. I've had negative handed to me. Once again America is very cheap compared to most of the world. Once again this is why people risk their lives to come here. Once you realize that your mindset gets much better. Be sure to let your kids know often šš»!
I donāt have kids yet. America is better than their countries, yes. However thereās a reason why we rank lowest in a lot of categories amongst first world countries.
Hereās a quote from a German traveler. He said man America is the nicest 3rd world country you will ever see.
I fought for this country, 2 combat deployments Iraq 2009 and Afghanistan 2011. I love this country as well. However we have a lot to work on and not everything is as it seems.
The American dream isnāt available to everyone anymore. When my dad was growing up people could work at a grocery store. From that salary they could buy a house, vacation, raise a family, save, and have a decent life.
It was available to everyone, the American dream.
Now itās if you donāt make $100k and your wife doesnāt work as well. You probably arenāt going to buy a home, save, vacation, have a family.
Also yeah are some people cry babies who are lazy? Yeah. I know a bunch of them. Complaining about why canāt they have a truck like mine but donāt do anything to get it.
However thereās a lot of people with a lot who arenāt and they just struggle.
Once again the quality of life of those people were vastly worse in basically every aspect. A person working in a grocery store now has far more than someone back then.
Not to mention you haven't mention how you'd fix it. What magical switch do you want to flip?
Also I couldn't care what Germany says, Europe is dying. They're living off the past and that won't last much longer. It's because they're implementing the policies you probably advocate for.
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u/Melodic-Trouble-5421 6h ago
You have probably had everything handed to you kid. Youāre a kid btw and youāre only 3 years younger than me.