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Do you believe that you have unlimited opportunity in the US? Should we all work to make a better life for our kids, even if it means working 2 jobs or starting your own company?
Answer
Too many people have given up on that dream. It is sad because immigrants still have the American dream...and the achieve it.
And the numbers show that the American Dream is ALIVE AND WELL. 60% of those who are born into the poorest 1/5 of American families climb out of that 1/5. And over 60% of those who do, climb at least 2/5. Of those born into the top 1/5 of wage earners in this country a full SEVENTY-EIGHT PERCENT fall out of that top tier.
The rich are not getting richer and the poor poorer like the liberals would like you to believe. Wealth is VERY fluid in this country.
Personally, I entered my adult life at a financial level that poverty would have been a lofty goal. I worked 2-4 jobs to pay my own way through college and then opened my first business using cash. Currently I employ over 600 people in 6 companies and have built and sold 11 companies. I have helped over 50 people become millionaires...many started on welfare.
The AMERICAN DREAM IS ALIVE AND WELL FOR ANYONE WILLING TO NOT ONLY WORK HARD, BUT ALSO SACRIFICE TODAY TO HAVE A BETTER TOMORROW.
For 7 years, I had no cable, no phone, put less than 1000 miles PER YEAR on my car and put the rest on my shoes or bicycle. I went out to dinner OR a movie no more than once/month. Then, I spent another 5 years getting my business running spending not much more.
Since then, over the last 40 years, I have enjoyed a life that few can, while blessing those around me as no less than 20% of my income has gone to charity over those 40 years.
Beaver T...what a load of crap. You are not WILLING to succeed. I helped a couple who were on welfare get jobs, and set a saving plan up. They paid off their debt and saved enough for a down payment on a home (a very small home) in less than 2 years. 10 years later, they opened their own business with cash and another 5 years later, they were millionaires.
More recently, I helped a couple get off of welfare and get jobs. They had no debt. They have put aside $10,000...IN SIX MONTHS. How? They spend ABSOLUTELY NOTHING THAT IS NOT A NECESSITY, except for their weekly date night...they set a $30.00 limit for the dates. They are on track to be millionaires in less than 10 years with their investment plan and with the business that he just opened.
Stop blaming society. Stop blaming the wealthy. There is ONE thing and ONE thing holding you back from success and it is located between your ears.
As for the thumbs down...I am not saying that ANYBODY can do it. It takes people who are WILLING to become wealthy...and that takes a LOT of work, a LOT of will and a LOT of sacrifice. Anybody COULD, but most choose not to...and that is their choice. But again, the American dream is ALIVE AND WELL.
As for those other countries....it could be done there, too, but their taxes are preventative and it would take MUCH longer.
Family cat...corporate taxes should be ZERO. They are anyway as all taxes get passed on to consumers. Even if a corporation shows taxes paid on their balance sheet, those taxes are ultimately paid by the consumer. Corporate executives and major share holders on the other hand pay boatloads of taxes.
J M...do you have car payments? If yes, then you are not WILLING to do what it takes. Do you have cable or satellite TV? Is there more than one phone for your entire family? Do you have high speed internet or dial up? If you pay for your own insurance, do you have a high or low deductible? If you have cable or satellite, more than one phone, high speed internet, low deductible insurance, ANY payments other than your home...then you are not willing to do what it takes to get the American dream.
Too many people have given up on that dream. It is sad because immigrants still have the American dream...and the achieve it.
And the numbers show that the American Dream is ALIVE AND WELL. 60% of those who are born into the poorest 1/5 of American families climb out of that 1/5. And over 60% of those who do, climb at least 2/5. Of those born into the top 1/5 of wage earners in this country a full SEVENTY-EIGHT PERCENT fall out of that top tier.
The rich are not getting richer and the poor poorer like the liberals would like you to believe. Wealth is VERY fluid in this country.
Personally, I entered my adult life at a financial level that poverty would have been a lofty goal. I worked 2-4 jobs to pay my own way through college and then opened my first business using cash. Currently I employ over 600 people in 6 companies and have built and sold 11 companies. I have helped over 50 people become millionaires...many started on welfare.
The AMERICAN DREAM IS ALIVE AND WELL FOR ANYONE WILLING TO NOT ONLY WORK HARD, BUT ALSO SACRIFICE TODAY TO HAVE A BETTER TOMORROW.
For 7 years, I had no cable, no phone, put less than 1000 miles PER YEAR on my car and put the rest on my shoes or bicycle. I went out to dinner OR a movie no more than once/month. Then, I spent another 5 years getting my business running spending not much more.
Since then, over the last 40 years, I have enjoyed a life that few can, while blessing those around me as no less than 20% of my income has gone to charity over those 40 years.
Beaver T...what a load of crap. You are not WILLING to succeed. I helped a couple who were on welfare get jobs, and set a saving plan up. They paid off their debt and saved enough for a down payment on a home (a very small home) in less than 2 years. 10 years later, they opened their own business with cash and another 5 years later, they were millionaires.
More recently, I helped a couple get off of welfare and get jobs. They had no debt. They have put aside $10,000...IN SIX MONTHS. How? They spend ABSOLUTELY NOTHING THAT IS NOT A NECESSITY, except for their weekly date night...they set a $30.00 limit for the dates. They are on track to be millionaires in less than 10 years with their investment plan and with the business that he just opened.
Stop blaming society. Stop blaming the wealthy. There is ONE thing and ONE thing holding you back from success and it is located between your ears.
As for the thumbs down...I am not saying that ANYBODY can do it. It takes people who are WILLING to become wealthy...and that takes a LOT of work, a LOT of will and a LOT of sacrifice. Anybody COULD, but most choose not to...and that is their choice. But again, the American dream is ALIVE AND WELL.
As for those other countries....it could be done there, too, but their taxes are preventative and it would take MUCH longer.
Family cat...corporate taxes should be ZERO. They are anyway as all taxes get passed on to consumers. Even if a corporation shows taxes paid on their balance sheet, those taxes are ultimately paid by the consumer. Corporate executives and major share holders on the other hand pay boatloads of taxes.
J M...do you have car payments? If yes, then you are not WILLING to do what it takes. Do you have cable or satellite TV? Is there more than one phone for your entire family? Do you have high speed internet or dial up? If you pay for your own insurance, do you have a high or low deductible? If you have cable or satellite, more than one phone, high speed internet, low deductible insurance, ANY payments other than your home...then you are not willing to do what it takes to get the American dream.
How can we encourage children to read instead of watching television and how can we get them to be more active
Warren D
I grew up before there was television where I lived. I read, watched movies, and played actively. Games, sledding in wintertime, bicycles. When we did get television it was just on nights.
How can we go back in time to something like this? How can we save our children?
Best answer will be thoughtful and helpful.
Answer
We are a society that allows the TV to play babysitter from day one. We buy all of the 'educational' DVDs in hopes of making our child smarter. We prop that child up and let them watch TV just so that we can have that one moments rest as early as two weeks old.
I firmly believe that's where we go wrong. You hear about kids, infants, at merely four months of age 'loving' the new Sesame Street DVD. What ever happened to teaching your child colors, numbers, and letters from just talking to them about it?
It all starts there. Then as time goes on kids decide on their own and find that educational is not always entertaining. They start to watch Hannah Montana, I'm So Raven, Zach and Cody, plus all of the other stuff they 'just have to watch.'
Meanwhile parents don't force their children to go outside. Shoot, they won't even let them go outside alone at a decent age because something *might* happen to their child. Then they have to be the ones to take the kids out to the park.
A few bad days of work later the child gets the much needed exercise after mom begged and begged him to go to the park peeling him away from the TV. The kid has no fun. Mom is sitting right there. All the other kids aren't at the park because their parents, too, worry that they *might* have something happen to them. Mom gets tired and tells little Johnny to read a book before bed. She's going to watch TV. He grabs his hand-held video game and plays that under the covers.
So, it's a visious cycle. We shove TV in our kids faces when we want them to leave us alone and then we end up taking them from the TV kicking and screaming. How does this make sense? I have no clue. Haha. On top of all that we have parents who are too afraid [even though they live in a good part of town] that their child will be harmed in some way. Sure, things can happen but sheltering your child isn't doing him/her or you any good. Then parents just don't find it fun to read to their children or have their children read to them. Therefore, kids loose interest in reading and get instant gratification by watching a movie or TV show. There are so many other things that contribute too. I just feel these are the main reasons!
We are a society that allows the TV to play babysitter from day one. We buy all of the 'educational' DVDs in hopes of making our child smarter. We prop that child up and let them watch TV just so that we can have that one moments rest as early as two weeks old.
I firmly believe that's where we go wrong. You hear about kids, infants, at merely four months of age 'loving' the new Sesame Street DVD. What ever happened to teaching your child colors, numbers, and letters from just talking to them about it?
It all starts there. Then as time goes on kids decide on their own and find that educational is not always entertaining. They start to watch Hannah Montana, I'm So Raven, Zach and Cody, plus all of the other stuff they 'just have to watch.'
Meanwhile parents don't force their children to go outside. Shoot, they won't even let them go outside alone at a decent age because something *might* happen to their child. Then they have to be the ones to take the kids out to the park.
A few bad days of work later the child gets the much needed exercise after mom begged and begged him to go to the park peeling him away from the TV. The kid has no fun. Mom is sitting right there. All the other kids aren't at the park because their parents, too, worry that they *might* have something happen to them. Mom gets tired and tells little Johnny to read a book before bed. She's going to watch TV. He grabs his hand-held video game and plays that under the covers.
So, it's a visious cycle. We shove TV in our kids faces when we want them to leave us alone and then we end up taking them from the TV kicking and screaming. How does this make sense? I have no clue. Haha. On top of all that we have parents who are too afraid [even though they live in a good part of town] that their child will be harmed in some way. Sure, things can happen but sheltering your child isn't doing him/her or you any good. Then parents just don't find it fun to read to their children or have their children read to them. Therefore, kids loose interest in reading and get instant gratification by watching a movie or TV show. There are so many other things that contribute too. I just feel these are the main reasons!
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