Re: Ping Diddy...from (the)duckster


"FurPaw" <furrealpawdog@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Paul E. Schoen wrote:

The fact that they are losing their house to foreclosure says a lot
about their intelligence and character,

No, it tells you nothing about their intelligence and character. Do you
think that everyone who hits foreclosure is financially irresponsible?
Never heard of losing a job when the main employer in town shuts down?
Having a sudden serious medical condition not covered by insurance?
There are many reasons why a family might run into financial trouble that
don't speak to a lack of responsibility, intelligence or character. Talk
about a gross overgeneralization!

and the poor treatment of their dogs

This gives you more information.

Probably all the information I need to make a preliminary judgment on a
stereotypical character type for discussion, which may or may not apply to
this specific family.

and their daughter's poor social skills
are probably a direct result of their deficiencies.

and this gives you none. There are many reasons for a child having "poor
social skills," and many have nothing to do with the quality of
parenting.

It may or may not, as I indicated by my use of the word "probably".


I'll bet they were also splurging on big plasma TVs, new cars, and all
sorts of extravagance financed with maxed out credit cards, before their
stack of cards collapsed.

I hope you can find good homes for the dogs. The people deserve whatever
misery they create for themselves.

Just brimmin' with compassion, aren't you?

If I knew these people personally, or if the "duckster" had indicated any
sort of compassion or reason for feeling sorry for them, then I would have
responded differently. My argument is that people often cause their own
misery, and the rest of us should not "reward" them by bailing them out. I
am infuriated by the ads that claim to be able to resolve peoples' credit
card debts by arranging for them to pay 10% of what they owe. I have known
people who live beyond their means and amass huge debts while they brag
about their latest expensive toys. And then there is a glitch in their
lives, and they have no savings or insurance, and they get caught in a trap
of their own making.

Even loss of jobs can sometimes indirectly be caused by ones lifestyle and
actions. Inflated wages due to unions have made it economically impossible
to compete in the global economy, so companies lay off domestic workers and
outsource their labor requirements overseas. Purchasing and driving
expensive and inefficient vehicles creates an unnecessary waste of fuel
that drives up transportation and energy costs which are passed on to the
consumer, and continues to reward Detroit for producing these overpowered
monsters. Suburban sprawl and the ultimate inefficiency of people living in
increased isolation and with longer commutes causes more strain on the
infrastructure as well as on people themselves, who must endure more
traffic and less quality time with their families.

We are now beginning to pay for our past sins of materialistic glory and
spiritual emptiness. Most people will probably need to be "hit over the
head" with the realities that many of us saw and acted upon many years ago.

Paul and Muttley


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