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Originally Posted by graciegirl
I think it is an ideological debate. I think it goes further than the surface. I think that many of us really DON'T know others on this forum well enough to judge whether they are right or wrong in their values, and who can judge another's values anyway.
I don't want to outlive my money. I could do with very little and still be happy. Most of us are like that. I know one thing. No one I know has stolen or connived or cheated to get the money they have. We have not harmed others to get where we are. Many of us have children and grandchildren who are heading in the right direction and that we can take a little credit for. If we take care of our own, that is the first responsibility we have. Teach them and turn them loose unless they are disabled.
Our lives teach us many lessons, and bragging about the good we do is usually not something that others admire.
Some of us are very good at reading between the lines in life and on this forum. We know who are decent folks and who are bull ****ters.
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To me, it matters not who said it or whether it was a genuine sentiment of that particular person; it is what they said that matters. I happen to agree with what RickyD said, and also with what Dotti said earlier. Their words convey my sentiments better than I could myself.
And I don't agree that those who have reached a certain financial level would be quite happy with less. Money may not buy happiness, but it sure does make life easier.