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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"PP, there's a tone in your comments that suggests you think money is the best gauge of success and that anyone who made choices that resulted in lower income than you have made "wrong" choices and must now suffer the consequences. That attitude negates the value of so many professions, jobs and roles in this country that do not have high price tags attached to them, but contribute greatly to our society.

I'm curious what you do for a living. Where did you and your spouse end up after making all these sacrifices and choices? "

I'm making no judgment that making a high income = success. I'm saying going into a noble but low paying profession is a conscious choice, so don't whine about how CEOS, MDs, lawyers, etc. make so much more.[/quote]

You are absolutely making a judgment that high income = success.  Our jobs were not particularly low-paying.  But they were meaningful and we worked hard.  And we both did well in school, and neither of us went part time when our kids were born.  Our HHI was 175, which to me sounds like a decent amount, even for this area.  I am not whining about CEOs and law partners (I know a lot of MDs who are most definitely not making big bucks btw).  We made sensible choices regarding housing, cars, education, etc.  What I'm "whining" about is the dissolution of the middle class, and that if you aren't a super high earner, you have no value in our society.  We had reserves saved, spent prudently, played by the rules, paid a lot of taxes without the benefits of loopholes and stock options,  but there is only so much folks like us can do to stay afloat in this economy.  So are you saying everyone should aspire to be a CEO or lawyer?  Who will teach your children?  Deliver your mail?  Watch your children while you are at work? Pave your roads?  Police the community?  Work at your grocery store or favorite restaurant? Your attitude is frankly astounding, and rather frightening.  [/quote]

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