If things trickled down then there would be such thing as the American Dream but the money doesn't trickle. If people can't afford to go to college because they cost too much they are kind of at a dead end street.

Thats poor money management. No offense but if she couldn't afford the bicycles then they should not have had any. I'm not for bailing out any individual that lived beyond their means.  

I'm sellin' 'em cheap!

Capitalism At Work!

Thus, if you didn't make it you didn't work hard?

C'mon, mate....you don't believe that. And, you can work hard and bust your nuts and not get anywhere. Truly.

See we can have a civilized conversation.

As long as the real idiots go ignored and I am proud of you all for doing so. Karma all around on me!!!!!

Speak for yourself, a**hole! [JUST KIDDING!]

*doc couldn't resist the irony. 

All men are not created equal. Especially the ones with boobs.

We need janitors, teachers, principles, and students. Each one serves their purpose to society. Noone should be taken advantage of because they were born stupid. Stupid also gets born with a huge trust full of money, gets into ivy league schools becuase of their name and a good job because they partied with the right person. Money goes to money and stupid can build you something beautiful. They just didn't get the same breaks and will never get the same breaks.

Its funny cause its true. I can be an asshole. It works for me.

Sorry for spamming the board. I am on a laxitive diet so I am in and out alot today.

Ur right, I better just give up right now.

Thats a very narrow view of things, college does not an entrepeneur make.

Karen, obviously the rich and powerful have taken everything and sapped your strength to get ahead. Perhaps you should give up too.

OR... we can say SCREW THEM, stand up, fight, get ahead in SPITE of them and preach less govt.

OR... complain some more about poverty and poor people.

I know which route I'm taking.

http://www.lyved.com/success/5-rags-to-riches-stories/

The main issue I have with Obama is... as soon as I eventually.. do get... ahead.. He's gonna tax me ..right back down.

The main point of the post.

Come on, you and a high school kid are not the same. If that kid is 40 years old and still isn't trying then I have no heart for him.

VERY true [Saoileam tha thu ag ràdh rium!]

You, however, graduated Summa cum Laude from The University of Skinning! Gaudeamus Igitur!

No... I didn't, i worked my ass off for 7 years, day and night, month, years on end in my crappy 12*8 room in a crappy trailer in a crappy neighborhood and will not stop until I am out of where I am now, If I wasnt sknning , I was reading up on business, marketing, advertising, success stories, motivational speakers, in short... trying to make my own destiny, I now have a new (redesigned) commercial site that I'm almost ready to launch, promotional emails and presentations I have spent months on and fully intend on making my way by hook or by crook into a better life. I have done no sitting around feeling sorry for myself because 'the man' was getting richer off every trip to walmart or Macdonalds.

This country needs to get back to the principles of hard work equals a good days pay... instead of Im poor, I'm entitled to someone else supplementing my existence.

Y'all will appreciate this.... one of my designs for a corporate gadget.

http://www.maxstyles.com/vstyler/Beck.jpg

Please excuse that commercial interruption.

I'll make it clear I understand that many folks are poor legitimately, I do my share of donating what little I can to who I can, when I can...usually russian elderly Jews or hungry african children, I find both tragically sad.

but there are a WHOLE LOT of deadbeats... too and they are typically the ones doing the complaining and acting entitled.... so much so... It's becoming a culture.

My favorite quote about Glenn Beck-

"Finally, a guy who says what people who aren't thinking are thinking!"
--Jon Stewart,

probably why his ratings are... thru the roof...

In case you didn't know...as I doubt you watch him, He's also against bigger Govt. He's for getting back to what the Founder's wrote, the constitution... you should have a listen\watch sometime, he may pleasantly surprise you. 

Uvah may be right, there may be.. a revolution coming, certainly wouldn't surprise me.

Randomness is rampant in the universe, success, is usually.. earned.

I watch Beck on occasion. He is entertaining. Everyone stops to view the train wreck.

He has his good and bad points just like all the others.

Lose the negative and you'll have double the energy for the positive. If the worst happens deal with it but don't plan for it or you will only cause it to happen.

@v:

And I truly hope you do succeed. Your skills don't need a shmendrick like me to comment on...they're obvious. And Skinning U. was my way of saying so.

When I went to Israel, I knew 2 words of Hebrew and couldn't read it nor write it. My dad was Protestant, anf my mom Jewish. I never really 'chose' because I didn't wish to seem to reject one of them until my dad told me he didn't really believe...so, after college I went to Israel...I figured I earned it working thru school and a full scholarship- room, board and tuition. So, I went and learned. Two days short of a year there I was drafted. Became an officer and interviewed for med school. Made a diagnosis...was right and got in. Wasn't easy, but learned to speak, read and write as well as a native born more or less.

When I came back (dad got sick) I was treated like a second class citizen (medically). Proved myself all over again.

Next? Maybe I'll learn how to skin. Naaah...who am I kidding? I couldn't skin a grape. But I do love what you guys do....and truly envy that ability/talent.

So you better keep skinning. I don't know what I'd do without your skins, John and yours, Craig....and I ain't forgetting WebGizmo's either. I kinda think he's earned Master status...really.