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Originally Posted by wincrasher
Well there is a price to pay for everything isn't there?
This "orgy" of borrowing fueled an unprecedented growth in the economy and created an enormous number of jobs. The problem was it was unsustainable and now we have to pay the piper.
It's our own fault, not the banks.
We expect huge returns on our investments, we expect our houses to go up in value every year, we expect high-paying jobs, cheap credit, cheap gas, cheap health care and college educations for our kids. And not to have to pay much in taxes.
Well guess what? We finished the meal and the bill is sitting on the table. Don't everyone grab for the check at once...
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I'm more than glad to pick up my portion of the bill. Problem is, I didn't order most of the stuff on that bill. Investment gains ... not yet. House values ... not yet. High-paying jobs ... I earned my salary in one of the toughest job markets ever. Cheap credit ... I carry no balances whatsoever. Cheap gas ... I'll pay that part of the bill. Cheap health care ... doesn't seem so cheap when I see it taken out of my paycheck every month. College education ... I paid my own way (WITHOUT student loans).
That's just YOUR list. I'd like to add on to it that I'm really not cool with paying my wages into a broken Social Security system that won't address it's problems & won't pay back what I'm paying in unless some serious changes are made. I'm also not down with the entitlement programs that my unemployed brother-in-law who has been mooching off of for the past year since he's been without a job for 11 months.
Please, by all means, pass me the bill. But I'm only paying for the food I ate.
To the original question, I side with DisneySteve. You agreed to the terms & conditions, now face the music to your fullest ability.