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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It seems to me there are several interesting things going on on this thread.

1.  Many people are financially strained.  Some of them react to that by becoming angry and bitter at those who are better off, particularly those who get money from their families that they didn't have to work for.  This is kind of understandable, but unproductive and annoying to read/hear.

2.  Some, like the PP who needs $26,000 to save her house, are financially strained, are not bitter, but find it painful to hear about adults who get tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars a year from their families and seem to write it off as not a big deal.  This I think is totally understandable and heart-wrenching.

3.  Some are not financially strained and recognize their good fortune and the ways in which their money makes their lives easier.  They realize that even if they do not live an extravagant lifestyle, having enough or more than enough money means they can afford to own a house, save for retirement, not worry about bankruptcy due to health crises, go on trips, help their kids with college, stay home with their kids if they choose to, etc.  They realize they are incredibly lucky, regardless of whether they made the money or got it from family.

4.  Some have a lot of money and go to great lengths to explain why they deserve it, and/or the money has not made their lives any different.  This is obnoxious, and also, I think, morally dangerous.  If someone who gets $26,000 a year from their family don't realize how much easier that makes her life, they are likely not aware of or sensitive to, for instance, the need for charity and a government safety net for people for whom a fraction of that money would change their entire lives.  
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