Rich people don’t get my sympathy. Especially those who spend way more than they need to for things that are available for not only the same quality as their expensive competitors, but for cheaper! Just because you have the money, doesn’t mean you should buy the biggest, the best, and the most expensive to prove that you can afford it and- gosh darnit- you deserve it. Sure, we all deserve nice things, but do any of us really need to spend $200 on colouring our hair? No, we really don’t.
Some may argue that people who earn a lot of money have bills to pay just like the rest of us, but if the wealthy people settled on a modest condo or house; living within their means, rather than a million dollar home with chandeliers, spiral staircases, and $50,000 refrigerators they would not only have more than enough money to get them by but they could invest it better, and also be well-prepared for times like we are in now without whining about how they are “scraping by” on $300,000.
What has fueled this rant? Why, this Washington Post article of course. Here is an excerpt:
“Morning,” says Laura Steins, 47, wearing a dark Armani suit and take-charge heels. Her blue eyes are lustrous and her skin is golden, and even with wet hair and no makeup, she radiates confidence.
But she’s months overdue for a visit to her colorist, a telltale sign of economic distress for a woman such as Steins. The smell in the basement could mean a crack in the septic line; unlike a $200 hair appointment, a plumber will be in the thousands. And from the breakfast table comes one more urgent need from a 10-year-old.
“At my birthday party, every single girl had a phone,” says Katie Steins, making the case that an enV2 phone with matching cover is just standard in her crowd.
Yes, life must be hard for the beautiful and confident Laura Steins and her children, who live in a 2.5 million dollar home, which is so necessary to have. And forcing her daughter to communicate with a regular, normal phone instead of the $400 LG is unforgivable to a middle schooler. Yes, they are just “squeaking” by.
Future-victims of the taxing on those who earn over $250,000 are finding all kinds of ways to complain about how it’s unfair and they have worked hard for their money, why should they be taxed? They don’t realize that the destinations of the tax money has altruistic undertones, indeed, they could be helping their fellow man by giving up even a sixteenth of what they earn and still be on top. But how many people see it that way? And how many people see it as a malicious attack on the wealthy? Sorry, but if taxing you means the rest of us get health care and roads get fixed, schools get funding they need for supplies, and innocent people don’t have to suffer, I have no sympathy for anyone who has three acres of property and receives $75,000 in child support a year.
