Quote:
Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
Sigh.
People have lost their savings. Their homes. Their livelihoods. And a good swath of them didn't have a say in the matter.
But I guess they're just complainers.
People sure love to focus on the suburban 'iPod aficionados' in the Occupy crowd, but they also love to ignore the thousands upon thousands of people who took a beating economically. People who are in poverty and lost everything because of a broken system.
Is there no sympathy for these people? At all? Or is it all their fault as it appears the right-leaning crowd around here is suggesting? And is this conversation going to go in circles again?
|
Sigh.
They are complainers. Where are the thousands upon thousands of people you're referring to? Probably out there trying to make some sort of start, taking a lower level job maybe, figuring out ways to scrimp and save. Staying meaningful, if not only for themselves or their families. They are taking ownership over their own lives and setting an example for the listless complainers that would rather defer responsibility to some nameless entity like "Wall Street" or "capitalism" or "the system" or anything blame-worthy. That's why this thing has no focus. It's all about the noise not the content. "Got something picking your butt that you can blame on the fat cats? Come on down with a witty sign and a chip on your shoulder!"
And a good swath did have a say. Nobody invested their money without them knowing, took out a big mortgage without them knowing, signed up for student loans without them knowing... The problem is they only thought of the upside and none of the downside. Risk didn't enter into the equation. And with the government legislating risk tolerance on behalf of mortgage agencies (most of them government- or bank-operated), it sure was easy to kid oneself into extending beyond one's means. But they still had a say.
I'll save my sympathy for the ones trying to lift themselves off the curb.