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Originally Posted by fdpaq0580

Has nothing to do with the sky falling. It is a question of, fairness, equality. Since we all have equal access to everything the "lifestyle" has to offer, shouldn't we all pay an equal access fee? The "chump change" amount seems like a cheap shot at folks who worked hard for every dollar they earned. Others are just naturally thrifty and want full, fair value for what they spend. A simple question that seems to have a not so simple answer.🫠🫠🫠

Originally Posted by LeRoySmith

I get where you're coming from but I think ge was a physician, it may seem they make a lot of money in general but that's a job I wouldn't want. Based on the length of education, dealing with people within their personal space and the horrible condition people let their bodies get into I think the money is well earned and deserved.

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580

True! But some who, regardless of their job/ career, end up with far more money than others. What seem "chump change" to one may seem significant or meaningful to another, depending upon what the expenditure is for. The term , "chump" is actually an insult, infers that said "chump" is of lesser value as a person. "Chump change", while a common enough expression, is actually insult by inference that a person's human or societal value is directly proportional to their wealth or lack of it.
Good of you to come to GE's defense, but I was not attacking him. I have too much respect for him to do that, regardless of the fact we do differ in our opinions.

Sorry, but when we are talking about $3,5,7/ month, that IS chump change and regardless of one's prior occupation nobody here is that marginal that it makes a difference. But if you must know, I was relatively poor for a physician. Many of my colleagues thought I was the "chump", I didn't pack my schedule, saw 2-4 patients/hour, gave away probably $2-3 million in free care to those that WERE that marginal. I wouldn't be insensitive enough to call , say, hundreds of dollars/month "chump change", but c'mon----$3 or 5 or even 10. Lets be real.
And BTW fdpaq----I respect you as well---if I didn't, I wouldn't bother debating you. Plus, every now and then we DO agree on SOMETHING