What do you people mean that keep claiming the US is getting socialistic?

My point was simply that you have to hear both sides, not just the side of one witness who even admits she resents the person whose character she is assassinating. Not saying she's "wrong," I'm just saying I feel more comfortable hearing the other side's version of the story first. To me, that is only fair.

 

I gave the "story" as the "story" exists. My husband is the only member of his immediate family who chose to educate himself (at his own expense) and break away from the bonds of generational poverty.

As a result, we receive a good bit of animosity, on the one hand, from his family, and requests for assistance, on the other.

No, I do not like my in-laws, nor do I respect them. My anecdote about my husband being made to feel responsible for paying his adult brother's airfare to a cousin's wedding was but one example in a decade's worth of annoyances I have with them. Did I mention that this brother has never even met the cousin who is getting married? My husband and I are close to the Chicago branch of the family, but the rest are not. They are, however, taking a free trip up there.

Still, I don't think I really need to justify myself on a forum of which I've been a member for five years. I was originally agreeing with a poster who said he's experienced bad decision-making in his own family, leading to a life of hand-to-mouth exisistence and the wish for others to alleviate that situation for them. I concur with him.

 

you know that just went way over his head:hihi:

 

You don't. I'm still trying to figure this JohnLSU guy out. He's a weird one for sure.

 

Yes, being that this is an LSU fan site and that were are all supposed to be family here, I should have just took your side. But I have a similar situation in my own family where the wife and in-laws aren't getting along. I try to see both sides of the situation. I also have a similar situation with one of my dearest friends where her and her mother aren't getting along. I try to see both sides of that situation as well. That's all I'm advocating here.

 

No, actually you don't. It's a topic that is special for Stacey to share cause most wouldn't put that out, though most experience it, at least to some degree. On these, you take what members post as being thankful that they're shared and don't ask for elaboration- at least that would be my advice. :thumb:

John, I've met Stacey and I can tell you from reading her posts, pm's, etc. you guessed wrong. This one will be tough for you to cite wiki on.

 

Like I said, this in an LSU fan site, a little family. Stacey's mom-in-law and in-laws are not part of this little family. When responding to Stacey, I was thinking more about the situations in my own life where families aren't getting along, and that's a sad thing to me, personally. But the situations in my own life have nothing to do with people being selfish when it comes to demanding or giving money, rather, they have to do with being selfish when it comes to demanding or giving time and attention and respect (and yes, in one situation, one person involved has demands that have gotten so insane that it would be hard for anyone to possibly take her side, but I still feel bad for this person, even though I do agree with everyone involved, including each and everyone of this person's closest family members, that this person has gone crazy). I got two different situations mixed up here.

 

It can be argued that CEO's do more and/or do a better job now than back then.

Republicans want everyone to get richer but don't care about the divide between poor & rich. Democrats want everyone to get richer but want the divide to be smaller, which necessitates the rich getting poorer or at least not rich at the same rate as the poor.

The difference, of course, is that America's economy creates that for itself, while socialism forces it upon its members.

 

Sorry, I noticed that after I posted, and if you say that was your angle, I believe you cause you've never backed out of your opinion because it wasn't popular- have to give you credit you for that.

Couldn't miss the opportunity to get some brownie points with Stacey- she's purty fine and cides, I'm kinda scared of her.