How has working in this industry influenced your politics, if at all?

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I used to be a republican pick yourself up by your own bootstraps type. Now I have more than enough resources and realize that there are people who just don’t have the intellectual resources to climb out of poverty.

On the other side the more handouts there the more temptation humans have to stay in mediocrity. Anyone picking up what I’m putting down?

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Makes me want a flat tax where everyone has some skin in the game.

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True to my democratic views. Don’t want to give handouts but some do need some assistance. Case and point, a good friend, seamstress makes probably 30k, even cleans homes on the side, recently diagnosed with thyroid cancer. No insurance. Chemo/radiation for next 7 weeks 5 days a week. She’s embarrassed to be out of work and asking for disability. She need assistance. Going through her little savings to pay for treatment.

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^^^^ Couldn’t agree more

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