06-29-2008, 07:27 AM
rmsthegreat Wrote:Katie, most of the people who are arguing that you should sell everything you own before there is any government assistance, probably don't have anything to be proud of.
They more than likely haven never worked hard to earn the nicer things in life, and believe that because you have them, you should strip your life of these things in order to survive. That is not the case at all. Frankly, that is pretty stupid, and is more than likely the reason they don't have anything to be proud of... they make stupid choices.
Oh, I've got plenty of things in life that I'm proud of. However, I don't think it's right to just immediately go to the government for help, unless every single option has been exhausted. My wife and I have two cars, but if we needed to, we could survive on one. If one of us were to be out of work for an extended period of time, I'd have no second thoughts when it came to selling one of them. That doesn't mean I don't have pride in the things I own, or that I've made stupid decisions in my life. It means I'm willing to sacrifice some stuff, for the better chance to keep my family fed.
I'm glad you think I made a stupid choice to go to college for four years to get my degree. I'm glad you think I made stupid choices because if I were in her shoes I'd sell a gas-guzzling money-pit before I went for government assistance. I'm glad you think I made stupid choices because I'd go get a job flipping burgers before I asked for a free handout. Yeah, giving up my independence, and my ability to try to pull myself out of a bad situation is real stupid. I'm such a dumbass.
Oh yeah, thanks for calling me a slacker, too. I didn't do any work at all to get through college. Nor have I ever worked my ass off at a job to earn my paychecks.
