On Living Within Your Means
So about four months ago I was looking to buy a Dodge Charger. I came across a 2006 Charger with low mileage and cost so I seriously considered buying it. The payments were going to be about $300 a month, which at the time I knew I could afford, but was mindful of the fact that I might not be able to afford it if I went to a graduate school with a low stipend. Thus, I ultimately decided that it would be foolish to finance that Charger. At the time I was proud of myself for exercising self restraint and making the smart decision to live within my means.
Boy was I a fool!
Had I only known that Obama was going to be president I could of easily of bought that car and not had to worry about making payments. For you see, under his program, people who decided to finance things they can’t afford don’t actually lose those items. Instead people like me, who wisely decide not to spend money they don’t have, are forced by gun, to give over some of our money so that those other people can continue having things they can’t afford.
Had I been wise enough to know Obama’s policy I could of avoided being the fool forced to pay for the mistakes of others, and instead be the wise man cruising around in my Dodge charger that responsible people are force to subsidize for me.
God I feel dumb.
The Charger that Obama would of forced y’all to pay for had I the wisdom to purchase it when I knew I couldn’t afford it.
February 24th, 2009 at 10:55 am
That’s a sad story. I saw a badass charger the other day, red with black stripes and black spoiler. Man that would have been a wise car to get.
But yeah, screw those people who bought houses they couldn’t afford. And screw the mortgage brokers who convinced them they could refinance later. And screw the banks who loaned them the money. And screw the investors who bought the securitized mortgages. All of those people made the bad decisions for which we are now paying.
February 25th, 2009 at 3:04 am
I’m an atheist, but AMEN TO THAT!
February 26th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
Just as a sanity check, ever since I moved into my new condo complex I’ve seen dozens and dozens of units around us being foreclosed, and I’ve seen families weeping as they pack everything into their cars and drive away from the homes they had come to love. So I’m not sure which people you’re talking about who are suddenly doing so great with their foolish decisions, but I’d say you’re doing just fine in comparison to the people I actually see every day.
March 3rd, 2009 at 8:35 pm
Was the real reason you didn’t buy that ugly charger because you caught a glimse of the new Mustang (Made by ford a good citizen willing to build cars without my help.