I don't look down on anyone. I grew up dirt poor and know poor as well as
anyone else. I struggled to get an education and get ahead in life. Life is
much easier if you have connections and money it is a cake walk under these
conditions an unfair cake walk. It isn't any easier for a poor white kid that
it is for a poor green kid the rules are the same.
I will say that if you surround yourself with people that tell you you can't
make it when you are young you may start to believe them. If you are smart you
take this negativity and feed on it because it will make you stronger and take
a hard look at the people telling you that you won't make it.
You can either complain and be bitter or pick yourself up and go for it. It is
the American way and unless you have a mental handicap it is possible to
achieve anything you want.
It is by no means easy especially if you aren't already connected and it takes
years and there are so many times you just want to quit and take the easy way
out. You better yourself or remain static in life. Even if you do these things
there is no guarantee but there is the possibility and it is this reason people
want to get into this country so badly.
It is not ridiculous to feel your tax dollars are going into a black hole. Do
you know where your tax dollars go because I sure as hell don't? If you do
something you love try to make money at it. Usually the money follows when you
take that route. BTW I do know you.
--- On Wed, 11/5/08, Jack Pitzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Jack Pitzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [AsburyPark] Re: Official!
To: AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 4:06 PM
Put a little effort in? You don't know anything about me, or what I've chosen
to do for a
living, now do you?
I work my ass off, but honestly, money is not a motivator for me. Sure, it
comes in handy,
but I don't base my life around it. I make a comfortable living, doing 2 jobs,
both which I
love. One is in the internet world, the other doing sound at the Saint, which i
do because I
love it, and not for the money I make doing it.
It's kind've offensive that you say that some of the new taxes are going to go
into a black
hole. That's ridiculous. From what I understand, that money is going to be used
to
improve healthcare, improve our energy independence and responsibility, fix our
broken
education systems and on and on.
I get the feeling that you tend to look down on people less fortunate then
you...
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, Mike Hemeon <tvnetdude2000@ ...> wrote:
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> Why not try put a little effort in and make $250,000 yourself? Yes it is a
> lot of work but
it can be done. This is the amount many small business's make and rather than
reinvest in
their business to hire more people, they will have to send any reinvestment
money into the
black hole.
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> --- On Wed, 11/5/08, Jack Pitzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
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> From: Jack Pitzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >
> Subject: [AsburyPark] Re: Official!
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com
> Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 2:23 PM
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> Oh please.
> Yesterday on NPR, I heard a women say something amazing.
> She said that she supports Obama, and makes well over $250,000 a year.
> She then went on to say that her, and everybody else in her tax bracket, can
> more then
> afford to pay a little more taxes, and that she's happy to pay a little more
> if it means
> helping the country as a whole.
> And I agree 100%, and I'd do the same thing, happily. I believe in being part
> of
something
> bigger then myself, and being part of a country, not being selfish.
> That's not stealing.
> In my opinion, one of the problems with America is we are obsessed with "me
> me me"
> instead of "Us".
> Meanwhile, the rest of the world is supporting the Obama election in a very
> positive
way.
> His election will improve our approval ratings, which is important.
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> --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, Mike Hemeon <tvnetdude2000@ ...> wrote:
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> > Stealing from one to give to another isn't going to unite anyone!
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> > --- On Wed, 11/5/08, Jack Pitzer <hinge98@ > wrote:
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> > From: Jack Pitzer <hinge98@ >
> > Subject: [AsburyPark] Re: Official!
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com
> > Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 10:52 AM
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> > We always need to be united.
> > The past 8 years has hurt this country, and the world.
> > Obama brings the opportunity to bring some excitement and hope about being
> > an
> American
> > again.
> > I, for one, am proud to be an American for the first time in a long time.
> > The election
of
> > Obama proves to me that we are capable of being a great nation, if we are
> > just brave
> enough
> > to try...
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> > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, "justifiedright" <justifiedright@ ...>
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> > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, "Jack Pitzer" <hinge98@> wrote:
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> > > > America needs to be united right now, this very second.
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