Originally posted by: funboy42
Lets send more money to africa not here where the rich stay rich and the poor stay poor and can never get out of thier hole to do something with thier lives and be more productive in the US.
You say that as if keeping that money here would take care of the poor. Silly rabbit, your ignorance is for kids.
My sister, brother and I grew up without a father; Mom worked two jobs, sometimes three. We lived in ghetto tract housing, lived out of a camper for a summer, got our clothes from churches and the salvation army until I was in Jr. highschool.
I'm the oldest of my siblings at 35 and we're all productive, successful members of society, we are all home owners and we're gainfully employed. I have a decent investment portfolio and I've just sold my first house and am building my next one for $341k. None of us got a 'break' in life. We've all worked hard for everything we own and we know that life doesn't guarrantee a successful future; we could lose it all in the blink of an eye.
I didn't have any male role models or have anyone showing me the way other than to offer me and my family a place to sleep at night or help us out with groceries. I have strength of faith and a mind to better my experience in life. I don't blame someone else for my not having been born with a silver spoon in my mouth. I appreciate the work of my hands and I'm pleased to help others.
Damn the victimized mindset of the hand-out crowd. I AM the demographic that the whiney left claims can never get a leg up in life.
I just choose to use what the good Lord gave me.