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No you're exasperated that it's not you who's able to do that. Be honest with yourself. Who are you, or any politician for that matter, to say to what levels of wealth and success a person should be able to rise?
By god I am able to do that. I have saved so much money by not wasting it on useless things. One day, that amount will be large enough for me to take a Philosophy major at a University, or buy a more-than-adequate house, or put my future children through school, or travel the world. I don't need a fancy expensive car, I don't need a huge mansion, I don't need designer clothes. everything I need in life, can be bought for far less than I make.
I'm not trying to say that one shouldn't try to attain whatever level of success they want, I'm saying that success isn't measured by one's possessions, but by their achievements and by the strength of their character.
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I have a news flash most people aren't trying to be financially successful only to have that money stolen from them to support someone some politician thinks needs it more.
Wealth is not success, it can be a factor, but it is not success itself.
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It's thinking like this that is killing the free market. Why not do just the bare minimum if you're not going to be able to reap the fruits of your labour
But I do. I feel that I live a good and fruitful life. Sure, I don't have a BMW, but I walk, I see the wonders of the world as it is, I'm always looking towards the future and the better things to come, but I will always stop here and there just to enjoy what I have. Wealth, fame, power, who needs these things? I have life.