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Originally Posted by valo403
You're talking about completely different things here. Your first post was about being in the 1%, this one is about living comfortably. Those aren't remotely close to being the same thing. I live very comfortably and have no reason to believe that won't be the case in the future. And you're right, most people have the ability to have comfortable lives. But you said nothing is preventing most people from being in the 1% and that's just simply not true.
Btw, I don't believe Trump himself has ever been bankrupt. Multiple entities have filed for bankruptcy but that doesn't impact his personal wealth.
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fair enough, let me rephrase it, the only thing that stops people from being in the 1% is themselves....it's true. If i chose to be a bus driver, hey im prob never gonna be in the 1%, if chose to be a teacher, not going to be in the 1%
If i start a company and work hard to make it succesfull and sell it, i might be in the 1% .
People have a choice, some people might be limited by a disability, some people may not have a choice, but most people do.
If i chose to get a philosophy degree and sit and whine that other people have it better, hey i made that choice -
If i go to art school and make art that nobody likes....( you might be able to live off grants that other people have paid for) well i guess you aren't going to be in the 1%.....
Some people who are angry or occupy made their own choices and aren't taking responsibilty for those choices and expect everyone else to help them out - I think that's crap