[AT] Have to sell a few friends )-;

[Spencer Yost]

Please post this type of messages directly to the people involved, like me,
not to the list.  It is entirely too far off-topic for this list

Spencer

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On 7/20/2004 at 1:40 PM Matthew wrote:

>I am quite sure you would hate me as a kid.  You would be one of the few
>adults in the world who might be able to stand on their own two feet
>though.
>The tables could be just as easiley turned in this situation as well:
>What kind of a child would try to pry one of their parents prize
possession
>from them for their own gain?  A more honest kid might just steal it and
>sell it themselves.  In the end it's still gone, but at least that tact
>lacks the emotional blackmail.
>
>As far as the other remarks, I do not have kids.  It pisses me off you get
>to deduct them from your taxes.  It pisses me off that I have to pay to
>send
>them to public schools.  I do feel for you if you are one of the few that
>saves, and gets the short end of the grant stick because of it though.
>
>IMHO this country already has way too many queens and not enough workers.
>Welfare has made doing nothing a viable option for many people, and many
>others would rather do nothing then get their hands dirty.  
>
>Anyway, my take on the subject is if the kid wants it, they can work for
>it.
>Oh, and as far as the car insurence goes, why does a kid *need* a car in
>the
>first place?  Save the cash and invest it in school.  To that pile add pay
>TV, records, new clothing, etc etc.  Perhaps once they are feeling the
pain
>up close and personal, I might feel more generous.
>
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