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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just dropping in here to say that this forum makes me want to vomit. Especially here.

All this talk of people in their 30s buying million + dollar homes, people who are 40 years old and already 401(k) millionaires, people who have funded their future kids' college education while talking down to those who struggle to pay back their student loans only hoping for a break someday, people here bemoaning the budget constraints of a HHI of "only" $200K, people with investment properties, people with investments, period. Do you not understand that the average American cannot withstand a $500 emergency? That there is an eviction crisis in this country? That medical debt makes people wonder if their life-saving medical treatments are even worth the "life" they get to live afterwards? How one economic downturn can render a hardworking family penniless and homeless? That the AVERAGE household income yes IN THE DC AREA is far, FAR below the individual salaries thrown about in these discussions and that yes, AVERAGE and, gasp, below average HHI families need a place to live too? Two hour commutes each way be damned, "go move somewhere you can afford!"

I completely understand why people made guillotine memes in response to the proposed $600 stimulus checks this winter. And guess what, $1400 is not enough either. I hope all of you out of touch privileged people are taxed so hard your eyes bleed. You people are the swamp everybody else loves to hate. We need to tax the rich into oblivion and collectivize their assets, I swear to god. Don't EVER try to justify your cushy job as having "Earned" your right to complain about property taxes on your second investment property when this country operates like the Third World when trying to meet other people's basic needs. [/quote]

Frankly OP,  but you sound hateful. And NO, not everyone “loves to hate”. I am an immigrant from extremely poor country (with war conflicts, etc) , and I do not have these hateful feelings ( til their eyes bleed) towards Americans who earn very good money. Also America does not operate like the Third World to meet other people’s basic needs. You are very delusional if you think this way. [/quote]

The problem in the US is most, even those with hardships, have no concept of what is going on in a country such as the one you came from.[/quote]

+1. I came as a refugee with my family as a teen from a country that was always a mess and is currently literally in the middle of a civil war. We had two suitcases each. While I am not rich by DCUM standards, my family and I are all  living at least middle class lifestyles thanks to being able to come here. OP who described this country as third world has clearly never lived in a real third world country.  No, I don't begrudge that someone can afford a second home and I cannot. No, I do not think this place is awful because someone can't afford to own a house and I can't. Is this country perfect? No, no place is. But it's a hell of a lot better than the conditions the vast majority of the world lives in. Maybe you should give up your car and the roof over your head and your stimulus check to the people from my place of origin since your lifestyle is unimaginable luxury compared to theirs? No? I didn't think so.[/quote]

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