Quote Originally Posted by Thorne View Post
Why has it become a crime for someone to work hard and earn enough money to keep his family well provided for? Why is having more than someone else considered evil? My wife and I have worked our whole lives, saving for retirement. Should we know just hand that money over to people who don't want to work? Why? It's not my fault they're broke.
What a surprise, I asked this same question of someone the other day and they accused me of living off their taxes because I was a pensioner. As soon as I said one of my pensions was an Army war disability pension, I was accused of defrauding the government because I could still [would you believe] walk.

Quote Originally Posted by Thorne View Post
Ahh, maybe here is the problem! Yes, I own property. I own my home. I own my car. I have PAID for them. When the time comes, I'll happily SELL them to you. And YOU can PAY for them. In the meantime, I continue to pay taxes on them, so that the state can build those roads for everyone to use. Of course, if I can't pay those taxes, the state will take my property from me. Then maybe I can complain about those who pay their taxes, own their property, and live normal lives. Because they've EARNED it!

Some people are just evil enough to actually EARN more than he does. The reasons don't matter to him, only that they have more than he does. They want everything handed to them, on a silver platter.
It is in that statement that you have hit the nail on the head. In one word it’s, “Jealousy.” Most of the people complaining have not yet got to retirement age, but they want the perks that the secure not wealthy pensioners get without paying into the pot. As far as I am concerned they can sit outside St Pauls until their balls drop off from the cold weather that is about to hit them. I would think that most of them are on benefits anyway, and as they are not seeking employment they should lose that.

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