Posted on 10/08/2012 8:11:26 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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You rock! Well said.
Sometimes, it takes a post like yours to set me straight again.
My parents worked their asses off to give me, their kid (and my sibs), the American dream. And I got it. Now, I’m working my ass off to give the same to my kids. The American Dream is the opportunity to succeed, regardless of race, religion, culture, socioeconomic status. I did better than my parents in that I live in a great area with access to awesome schools, wonderful suburbia life. It’s our job (my husband and I) to provide that for our kids.
We’ve paid into FICA and Medicare, etc. and will probably never be compensated for it. You’re like my husband, paid hundreds of thousands of dollars into it and won’t see a penny of it (I took 14 yrs off to raise the kids and even now pay little into it compared to him).
Children blame, adults find solutions. Excellent statement!
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