No to increased taxes

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  • Posts: 20,841
    rr165892 said:

    A degree is good and all but A combine tractor mechanic working for Catapiller makes 150,000 a year.My point is There are many good options other then 200k in dept.So no need to stress.You can still be very successful without a college degree.Hard work and good mind will take you wherever you need to go.If your passion needs a degree then go get it.But many paths you can follow.

    I've always said that I just wish that I followed in pop's shoes and apprenticed with him to be an auto mechanic. I'd be fucking rolling in it instead of more than $200,000 in debt that will basically be passed on to my kids when I die. Following my bliss was so not worth it.
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    dankind said:

    I've always said that I just wish that I followed in pop's shoes and apprenticed with him to be an auto mechanic. I'd be fucking rolling in it instead of more than $200,000 in debt that will basically be passed on to my kids when I die. Following my bliss was so not worth it.
    So your preoccupation is with money and not happiness, huh? The American Way.
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    Free said:

    So your preoccupation is with money and not happiness, huh? The American Way.
    your comment is not nice and is unwarranted
  • this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,815
    Free said:

    So your preoccupation is with money and not happiness, huh? The American Way.
    Perhaps he is unhappy with the debt he indicates he has Vs. what the schooling the debt went toward provided him. How do you know anything about his life to make that comment?
    Judgmental, assumptive, and mean. The 'AMT way.'

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    Free said:

    So your preoccupation is with money and not happiness, huh? The American Way.
    I was being facetious about the "rolling in it" part, but I thank you for your judgmental note. It reminded me of why I steer clear of AMT.

    But to recap: It was my preoccupation with happiness that got me into an insurmountable (and growing) amount of debt that now depresses the hell out of me and makes me feel like a worthless piece of shit every day I draw breath.

    Thanks again.
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    dankind said:

    I was being facetious about the "rolling in it" part, but I thank you for your judgmental note. It reminded me of why I steer clear of AMT.

    But to recap: It was my preoccupation with happiness that got me into an insurmountable (and growing) amount of debt that now depresses the hell out of me and makes me feel like a worthless piece of shit every day I draw breath.

    Thanks again.
    It was a shitty comment and you're not alone with the debt so don't feel worthless. Unfortunately the reality is that you have to use your 20's to 40's to build up what you can, so you can try to relax in your 50's and beyond.
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    rollings said:

    I have a question for the OP. what new (or increased) taxes are you referring to, specifically. federal income tax only? rates were recently increased. are there proposals to increase them again, or other legislature regarding tax credits etc. that you are referring to?

    It is federal rates I am concerned about.
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    dankind said:

    I was being facetious about the "rolling in it" part, but I thank you for your judgmental note. It reminded me of why I steer clear of AMT.

    But to recap: It was my preoccupation with happiness that got me into an insurmountable (and growing) amount of debt that now depresses the hell out of me and makes me feel like a worthless piece of shit every day I draw breath.

    Thanks again.
    Don't go, Dan. I appreciate your comments, and can totally relate to your struggle. That's needed perspective. I'd rather the person making the shitty comment to you take a break from the AMT and go get laid. There is sure a lot of pent up hostility here this week. Between this thread and the Scalia thread people seem to have bailed on civility and reason.
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    edited February 2016
    your comment is not nice and is unwarranted

    Sorry to those offended. But he said it himself. I didn't say it to be mean I said it to be hurtful, it's an obvious statement.
    dankind said:

    I've always said that I just wish that I followed in pop's shoes and apprenticed with him to be an auto mechanic. I'd be fucking rolling in it instead of more than $200,000 in debt that will basically be passed on to my kids when I die. Following my bliss was so not worth it.
    To be preoccupied with money is an American thing. Regretting finding your bliss is not something you're going to regret on your deathbed. Most people, on their deathbed, regret working too much. And not enjoying life. Enjoy every day because you don't know when your last will be.
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    BTW, it's a crime that the government is robbing us blind, forcing us to be preoccupied with money because we are in debt. But we are looking to vote in the same crooked politicians that are robbing us blind! If you're angry about it don't vote for the same politician working for corporations and not you !! Vote for something better! It's a crime the college tuition is sky high and in other countries it's not. We are not the greatest country when we are all in debt. Think about that.
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    Listen, Dankind, I didn't mean it personally so please don't take it personally. this is getting ridiculous.
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    mrussel1 said:

    EH is right. It's ungodly expensive, bachelor's are a dime a dozen, almost equivalent to a HS diploma for those coming into the work force. The trade jobs are great and I have tremendous respect for them, but I would not want my son working construction at 50, or hanging drywall. Someone has to do it and I respect that work, but I'm pushing my kids for something different.
    Factory jobs are too risky long term. They will be automated or outsourced.
    Your thinking to narrow minded.If your son is bright and works hard,gets his license he could be a developer,custom home Builder,Specialty tradesman,Own that multi million dollar drywall company,Own his own garage.Run job sites,become a specialty trade builder etc.
    Parents as a whole think white collar is the only way.And truthfully look down on trades even though they respect it.
    I can tell you without any hesitation,you can make fuck you money with a trade and a brain.
  • Posts: 20,841
    Free said:

    Listen, Dankind, I didn't mean it personally so please don't take it personally. this is getting ridiculous.

    No worries, Free.

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  • Posts: 24,524
    Free said:



    Sorry to those offended. But he said it himself. I didn't say it to be mean I said it to be hurtful, it's an obvious statement.

    I sure hope this was a mis-edit.

    (and pretty sure most of us are too damned familiar with how fleeting life can be)

    That said, really proud of some of my fellow posters here :)

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    edited February 2016
    hedonist said:

    I sure hope this was a mis-edit.

    (and pretty sure most of us are too damned familiar with how fleeting life can be)

    That said, really proud of some of my fellow posters here :)

    Proud of your fellow posters for attacking me when I didn't mean to personally offend? I even apologize!
    Post edited by Free on
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    rr165892 said:

    Your thinking to narrow minded.If your son is bright and works hard,gets his license he could be a developer,custom home Builder,Specialty tradesman,Own that multi million dollar drywall company,Own his own garage.Run job sites,become a specialty trade builder etc.
    Parents as a whole think white collar is the only way.And truthfully look down on trades even though they respect it.
    I can tell you without any hesitation,you can make fuck you money with a trade and a brain.
    Listen dude. My father was a Ukrainian immigrant who never got out of the 8th and was an electrician. He broke his back when I was 2 years old when he was a custodian in Cleveland City Schools. I watched him wither away and he was dead by my 19th birthday. I worked in restaurants from the time I was 14 until I lucked out my senior year in college and landed at a great company and went straight white collar. So as I said earlier, I'm having my kids play the probabilities. I don't want them to be blue collar. I am from a straight blue collar, immigrant family and it's hard as hell. I watched all my uncles, father, etc. die early and debilitated. Could they start a chain of home builders or import Chinese drywall? Yeah, of course. And if one of them struggles to get through college, then I'll adjust how I try to coach or lead them through the next phase of their life. So my thinking isn't narrow, but while they are in HS getting ready to college, I'm not preaching the trades to them. I'm playing the odds.
  • this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,815
    edited February 2016
    Judgmental, assumptive, mean.


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  • Posts: 24,524
    Free said:

    Proud of your fellow posters for attacking me when I didn't mean to personally offend? I even apologize!
    I said no such thing and not sure how you jumped to that conclusion (despite your lack of clarification in what I quoted; the intent was to be hurtful or it was indeed a mis-edit?).

    I am proud of their eloquence and their character.
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    rr165892 said:

    Your thinking to narrow minded.If your son is bright and works hard,gets his license he could be a developer,custom home Builder,Specialty tradesman,Own that multi million dollar drywall company,Own his own garage.Run job sites,become a specialty trade builder etc.
    Parents as a whole think white collar is the only way.And truthfully look down on trades even though they respect it.
    I can tell you without any hesitation,you can make fuck you money with a trade and a brain.
    A lot of people don't want to be these things, including me. My goal in life is to be happy, not make money, so I'd rather have a job that i got $50k a year from that i like than a job i don't like that i make 6 figures for.
    Listen to some of my music here (if you want to): [url="My soundcloud"]
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    I see what you guys are doing. :lol:

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