Yes, you do.
For most of my life I’ve not had even an average income. My family definitely does not now (pay cuts at my old job, followed by everyone being laid off, and now I am struggling to start a small business.) But I bought my family’s current, very modest home with CASH, by saving for it. For a few years I used to commute 80+ miles to a job - they’d let me basically camp out there, a few days at a time, and I often slept on a TABLE in the break room. My car was a Honda CRX (lasted over 250k miles) and every car since then has been a smallish high mileage model (except I also have a rarely used van for heavy hauling, and my wife has a minivan “for the family”.) I also saved up for every car, since that CRX. Today, we are getting by because I saved money for a “rainy day”. Do we get help for doing the right thing? No, in fact, we are penalized for it.
Now... Obama’s policies will probably help us, financially, at least in the short run. But I’d rather they do not get implemented, because they will damage my country, and our daughter’s future...
I think there’s plenty of anger and dismay out there - the question is how to direct it into something positive, and into a better future for the USA and our children.
http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/15/autos/bcg_electric_car_report/index.htm?postversion=2009011511
None of this is new to freepers, of course. But, what gets me is what is left unsaid: Just where, exactly, is the gov't going to get the money "needed"?
We all know...
I agree. I am on temporary layoff, but we to saved for a rainy day and we are fine. I want for our children a safe, secure and free future, even if we have to sacrifice now. This is our responsibility and duty. But how do we direct our anger into something positive? I honestly don’t know, but our freedoms and future are slipping away at an alarming rate. Perhaps discussing it is a start, but if I am completely truthful with you Paul R., I am losing faith in the American people. I just hope to God I am wrong.
JM