sorry vinylboy, I personally know what socialist means. My future ex's father comes from a long history of Doctors, University studies, well paid jobs. All my future ex's cousins work full time as teachers, medical technicians and such. My future ex decided to go on vacation to Brazil for 6 months and decided not to continue her studies - I was fool enough to fall for it.
Well, if you really knew what socialism is you would be able to recognize that our own financial system is really a hybrid of capitalistic and socialistic practices. That way (in theory) people who want to make money can do some with a level of freedoms, without completely taking advantage of those who need help.
Now she has left me, lives in government subsidized housing and feels she has "the right" to work part time as a social worker to avoid the "stress" of actually having a job. Guess who she expects to pay for it.
Oh please. LOL!!
My partner was a social worker for many years.
Upon following his career path, he got into that in order to obtain experience and eventually generate potential clients for the medical practice that he owns now. Your relationship with your ex is not a viable means for discrediting a financial system. Nor does it qualify you as being an expert on the subject matter. Seriously, that's one of the dumbest things you've ever posted around here. And believe me, you've provided whoppers.
We all make decision in our lives and as individuals we should have to suffer the consequences of our decisions.
And right now, it sounds as if you need to put your ex in place, not sit here and try to label me a "socialist". I have my own entertainment business, my ability to continually provide my own freelance opportunities in computer & web technology over the last 15 years, and potentially a third career option that I brainstormed and will be taking advantage of just this weekend. I also have a good idea as to what kind of social and financial programs are necessary to promote a prosperous nation despite any of the political "buzzwords" you may attach to them out of your own insecurities and fears
I fully agree that some people are not able to attain their full potential and I would be one of the first to help them out, but there are plenty that just don't want to and expect someone else to pay for their vacations on a beach in Brazil.
Well to be honest, as someone who has done a lot of business in Brazil and have made several business contacts there, Brazil is a country that everyone should be looking into for opportunities. Their economy is on the rise and their self sufficiency is becoming one of their key strengths. Case in point, just last year one American Dollar used to be worth more than $2.25 in Brazilian Real. This year, it's down to about $1.59. They recently had a president who helped turn the country around and left with nearly an 80% approval rate. Above all, most of the people in this country are far more versed on political matters than people in America unlike our own.
Lastly yes, they have the wonderful beaches. That just comes with the territory for living in a country that has a lot of areas in a tropical climate. You'd probably say the same exact thing about your ex if she lived in Florida.
It took me 6 years to finish my undergrad as I had to work part-time to pay for my schooling and housing. Am I destined to pay the rest of my life because someone else decided to avoid studies because it was a difficult road?
I never finished college because I couldn't afford it. However, despite not getting my undergrad I've managed to create several money making opportunities for myself and stay afloat. And now, many years later I'm in a better position where I can actually consider going back to college just to have the piece of paper that so many people put intrinsic value into.
You're the one that chose to go through college and get an undergraduate degree. You're the one that chose to incur a huge amount of debt in your name to follow someone else's script of the "American Dream", not ever realizing that there are other options to getting the things you need and eventually the joys that you want. You're the one that can't figure a way to cut your ex off and force her to find another means to generate money for herself. Either that, or you lack the abilities to see what she may really be doing because you don't like your own life and envy hers now that she's in a wonderful country that has great weather, great beaches, great food and even greater men (yowzah!!!). But I digress, perhaps you did provide one line of knowledge after all -
"We all make decision in our lives and as individuals we should have to suffer the consequences of our decisions." Including yourself. It doesn't just begin and end with finances and job careers... EVERYTHING counts. It's about time YOU took your own advice and not try to tell anyone else around here who they are, using some pathetic piece of bad journalism regarding foreign policy as a vice that you never once even referenced in your own thread.