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Was doing some calculations, and I realized I don’t have much freedom. In order to move where i want to live it would cost more money, do what i want to do it would cost more money, say what i want to say it would cost more money, solve health problems i have it would cost more money.
America just doesn’t seem a very free place for somewhere that is waging a big war for freedom. Seems we should change thet national anthem so it says, ‘Land of the expensive and home of the upwardly mobile’. I suppose that the anthem would have to leave out mention of the millions who have no freedom at all, but who are necessary to make capitalism work.
Surprising amount of ignorance posted in response to this question.
For one, the idea that all, or even most, of the wealthy people worked hard for it. And now that the estate tax has been repealed, there are going to be a lot more jackass heirs running around.
Then there is the person that said I should get off my ‘pie hole’ and stop complaining. You can suck my d***. I work 60 hours a week in three different fields. In every one of them the paths to advancement are filled with huge arbitrary obstacles, set there by wealthy people or just capitalism itself.
Then there is the person that said a bum is free. This is stupid. A bum is free about so long as he or she remains unseen. You’re trespassing most everywhere you go. In my city the bums aren’t even allowed in the parks. And if you can’t spend money, you can hardly do anything besides sit around.
Freedom, at it’s most elemental, is control over your destiny. If you try that without money, you go to jail.
How much money can a panhandler make each day?
My daughter and I are having a bit of a disagreement. She said that people who elicit money from motorists at street corners can make about 400 to 500 dollars a day. I don’t think so. I think most people, if they are willing to give money to the homeless, usually donate only 2 or 3 dollars. Given that, a homeless person would have to receive money by a motorist every few seconds in order to get anywhere close to 400 to 500 bucks a day. And I never see that many people hand them money when I’m at a red light. So, what do you all say? What do you think the most a homeless person can make per day panhandling?
How do people make money from their websites?
I was wondering how that is if you dont have a business to promote. For example if I had a site where people can go to vent and gossip how would I make money. I have heard of such sites, no one I know personally nor do I know if they get paid to do it, but its just like a My Space or Yahoo, they are free to use and join so how do they make their money?









