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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you feel like a sucker if you grew up middle class...your family obeyed all of the rules...worked the proverbial "9-5" and had nothing to show for it? I feel like we were suckers to work so heard and then couldn't even afford to go out (ever) nor go on vacations. I suspect most Americans are like this and only the uMC/rich get to enjoy the perks/profits off the backs of the MC[/quote]

Nope, don't feel like suckers. We probably weren't even middle class when it came to income (because we were such a large family) but we lived in a decent neighborhood (in a house too small for us, I shared bathroom with 4 others and a bedroom with 2 others) and my parents were educated and raised us with as much free culture as we could get, so lots of trips to libraries, our local free museums and zoo, etc.

Growing up without a lot of material things, with all hand-me-downs, etc. taught me 1) to be thrifty and 2) to have empathy for others less fortunate than me.

We were never hungry. And even if our 2nd-hand clothes were sometimes ill-fitting or out of style, we were never cold, and even if I had to share a bed until I was 12 with a sibling, we still had a roof over our head.  And even though we only went on 3 vacations during my entire childhood, one of which was about 3 days long, we had the world at our fingertips from books borrowed from the library and given as gifts at Christmas.

That being said, I do believe income inequality is getting completey out of control.[/quote]

This is very dickens sad gratitude. What if I told you that your dad's boss hid his own income through loopholes and paid zero effective tax, and then he would give your dad and his coworkers a pat on the back and say good job, guys, we'll get you all set up with a cola raise this year, and maybe .5% next year if you work hard? And your dad was just grateful to have a job and didn't know that the boss raked in record profits last year. And your dad honestly paid taxes he couldn't really afford and your boss paid none? This would be bitter and this is what's happening. [/quote]

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