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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, I have donated to my alma mater when my child was a senior in high school. Yes, I have gotten my children summer jobs through my connections. How differentiated are 20 year olds in skill sets anyway?

No problem with multifamily housing in the neighborhood, other than traffic congestion.[/quote]

I'd have a problem with multifamily housing in my neighborhood if it affected my quality of life and the value of my house.  I mean, if I wanted to live near multifamily residences, I would have bought there to begin with.

So do you think this book is a bit demonizing?[/quote]

Is it possible that it SHOULD be demonizing.  The growing wealth gap in the United States isn't just bad for poor kids.  It's bad for the country.  We literally cannot continue on this path and expect to have a functioning economy or democracy.  So, yeah, perhaps it is demonizing, but perhaps it is time that UMC folks start working toward the common good rather than just the good of their own progeny.  [/quote]

I worked my ass off to make it into the UMC, and I'd like to see the wealthy who can afford to come down a few rungs on the ladder without taking a major hit to their lifestyle go first.  It's not that hard a tumble back down the ladder from UMC, and a lot of us aren't here because of generational wealth or some other sort of safety net that prevents socioeconomic class slippage.  We are fortunate to be able to make a lot of positive contributions through donations and volunteering, but expecting me to disadvantage my kid deliberately?  Nope.  I came from the working middle class, and I'm not going back.[/quote]

I hate people like you. You happily climb ladder rungs while hoping others above you fall down. [/quote]

My climbing the ladder and what happens to others are not mutually exclusive, actually, but feel free to hate away.  You seem to be falling into the trap of the article and the silly online game -- if I do well for myself, that's automatically holding other people back.  That's not the case.  I got an unusually opportunity for a working-class kid when I was in college, and I showed up and worked harder than those around me (most of whom outclassed me in terms of wealth and socioeconomic status).  I got where I am by working hard, earning my degrees (which I paid for myself), and being a easy to work with on all fronts.  I've helped my bosses and others higher up the ladder succeed as well -- my bosses succeeding does more to help me than them falling does, actually.

I am not giving up my children's future to sing Kumbayah around the campfire and hope it fixes systemic social problems that are far greater than a handful of people's privilege-guilt.  I contribute in a lot of other ways to social justice issues, and if that doesn't meet your approval, I'm afraid I just can't locate any fucks to give.[/quote]

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