[sten]

They also regard themselves as lucky that they live in a country where their effort IS rewarded.

exactly which country would that be?

because it sure isn't America

[SMARTY]

I don’t live in a palace... but it is WAY better and in a much better neighborhood than where I grew up... and certainly better than where my grandparents lived, when they arrived in America.

What ever I have, I don’t owe it to anyone... I have worked hard and I am proud of the fact that I have improved on my condition.

I am sure that I’m not unique in this and that I may not have been so successful in another country-no matter how hard I worked. That’s what I mean.