tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214720874193394920.post5164878106479071892..comments2023-10-31T11:54:43.310-04:00Comments on The Purple Center: I'm starting to think I should get a bailout tooJ. E. Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08682657792334163396noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214720874193394920.post-54244278615054876312008-12-23T15:52:00.000-05:002008-12-23T15:52:00.000-05:00My husband and I want a bailout for being good, by...My husband and I want a bailout for being good, by-the-book, 2nd generation US citizens. We've paid for our 4 children's education (all 4 college graduates) out of our own pockets. We pay our income taxes on time. We manage to save a little money in a savings account for which we are heavily penalized each year at tax time. We own a modest home and pay our mortgage monthly. We pay our real estate taxes. We own a 10 year old car. It's not that we couldn't afford a new one, but because we felt the auto industry was selling a whole lotta crap for a whole lotta money.<BR/>We want a bailout for always living within our means. We want something for doing the right things, living by the rules and being burdens to no one. <BR/>55+ years of solid citizenship has gotten us no perks. We are "Too Late Smart"...we should've lived well beyond our means, begged off on our loans, spent every penny we made on fun & trendy products, lied, cheated and stole. Then we'd qualify for a bailout, and we could retire in peace.<BR/>Apparently, there is no advantage to being solid, frugal, voting, law-abiding middle class US citizens!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com