Originally Posted by
Byron
A lot of people made a LOT of money this year. Not trying to brag, but I'm getting ready to spend $130K on a fancy truck and camper and I didn't have to work a single second for it. There's always winners and losers...same thing is going to happen with the next 4 "Biden" years...position yourself right and there's money to be made.
Speaking of work, I've done far more of it this year than I wanted to. My "plan" was for more play, less work...but the phone rang off the hook, I raised my rate (again) and none of my friends ventured away from home this summer so I just got after it. I wasn't planning on buying that camper for another 3 years (it was going to be a 60th birthday present to myself) but pulled the trigger now as to literally force me not to say "yes" anymore to so much work...can't paint a house when I'm in the middle of Montana for 3 weeks.
Anyway, damn near every guy I've met who works in the trades is swamped. I've got long time customers moving into much bigger homes...in fact I'm booked from now 'till the end of the year just working on the interior of two monster houses. The salesman at the Ford dealer where I bought my new truck told me even the bums that work there are selling cars.
But you're right...there's a lot of people that got pummeled with this attack...and an attack is exactly what it was/is. I was thinking about this the other day...how so many (including myself) just sailed thru this year without any reproductions whatsoever while others were laid low. This may sound a bit selfish, but I really don't feel sorry for them...I was dirt poor, foolish and naive at one time, too. I'm just glad I'm not my 25 year old self right now.
Which brings us to the big picture look of this whole situation...it's the haves vs. the have nots. We live in a country of great wealth and opportunity, and those that are willing to willing to put aside instant gratification and/or get their asses to work (hours, lots of hours, baby) can make it just as well as I did. But you've got those that just can't keep up and they're pissed...so the elites use that anger to divide us while giving noting to their so called "coalition" but lip service.
In other words, I think the economy as it is, is just fine. It'll chug on while leaving the human debris in its wake just like it always has. IMO, the biggest hit the poor are going to take is a large increase in gas prices and increases in rent to cover expenses. Yeah, it sucks to be poor, and it's going to suck even worse going forward. What gets me is that these dummies vote for the very people that bring down the pain...hypnotized by false promises and outright lies.
Not much compassion, huh? Well...I paid my dues and climbed that mountain...and while I'm up here the last thing I'm going to do is huck handfuls of cash to those wallowing bellow. Instead I'm looking over the edge saying "I made it, so can you"...get off your ass.
