you live in a pretty impoverished place it sounds like though.

I might be wrong in that assessment

Actually I live in the richest county in my state

wait sorry, then it doesn't sound like you NEED to move far, just slightly away so you can live cheaper

And what? Move where? With what money?

do you not have friends you can room with?

I've never lived with less than 3 people in an apartment

That isn't the point, the point is that I've been put in this position because of the very system you're defending

and the very system is what allowed me to get out of there

well okay, the system didn't just hand it to me

At the risk of ending up in the gutter like me

correct

it was worth it

And you don't see a problem with that? That people in many cases have to risk THAT MUCH just to have what you have?

but I'm sure that if I didn't make it out, I might think the same as you

I would like to imagine a system where that risk didn't need to exist, but I am not convinced that such a system exists

don't get me wrong, I don't ENJOY that sort of stuff

but I don't want to throw that opportunity away for others

from my perspective, you're asking me to shoot the system that enabled me to be successful in the foot. To say
"Ya know, it might be nice to be here, but I'd like to give it all up, and give up the struggle to get here"

We're not asking you to, we're asking you to support creating a system where more people have that opportunity rather than a select few

Where people don't have to suffer just to get ahead

Where people don't have to risk everything for a slim chance at having all they wanted

I support almost all measures to ensure that people can work out of poverty, but I do not support them if they require the labor/money of others who do not consent to it

Look I love you guys

But suck it up

oof, we boutta get kicked out

Boog with me

is that an official ceasefire from admin?

You live in the US where the Constitution literally states the government reserves the right to collect taxes specifically for the purposes of promoting the general welfare of the population

Yes, but as to what the general welfare IS, is debatable.

Well for starters, people should have access to education. People should have access to healthcare.

@Hellhound6 do you want us to stop forreal? I can if you demand it

No

Well they do at the elementary and middle school level

oops, and high school

They do have access for it, but they also cannot force someone to do it

I'm a benevolent dictator and all

In the 60s, someone could go to college on $400 a semester, and there were numerous jobs that didn't require a college education. That no longer exists and it's why our country is slowly failing.

You have the illusion of freedom

if you want us to stop, feel free to demand it lol

I still believe that there are numerous jobs that don't require college