Originally posted by mellisamouse
Everyone has to stop blaming everything on a few and wake up to the fact that your friend who is 50,000 in credit card debt spent all on trinkets,
boozing and crapola with nothing to show for it is JUST as much a part of the problem.....
Wake up! this is EVERYONES fault..... EVERYONE who has been overly materialistic and waistful etc....
WRONG!
It's not everybody, even though you would obviously like it to be.
I for one don't have all of your accused fiscal failings.
No credit card debt. I've got one for emergencies and it is paid off.
My car is five years old but it has low mileage and is paid off.
My house isn't a huge piece of eye candy and is 30 years old but it is in good condition in a nice neighborhood and I take good care of it. I pay
extra on the principal every month. It will be paid off in 15 years, not 30.
I had a bad divorce years ago and was deep in debt but never filed bankruptcy. I paid all of the bills off by working a THIRD job.
Child support. Fully paid.
Taxes. Fully paid.
Extras? Not many because I have this pesky habit of paying my debts and taking care of my business.
Sorry, but you are wrong. There are plenty of people out there who are responsible and pay their debts.
I for one am fed up with the "It's everybodys fault." copout.
I don't need to spend money I don't have to live to somebody elses standards and I know others who don't either.
It's not everybodys fault.
Some of us actually believe in accountability instead of copouts.
And I definitly don't remember anybody I know who actually supports the concept of putting us into permanent debt to the fed by spending TRILLIONS on
crap that won't help the citizens but will put the last arrow into the heart of our failing economy. Then of course there are the tens of trillions
we have in interest to pay the fed over the next half century. Don't forget that little bit of fiscal genius.