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Four years ago I was broke and in college, now I'm rich and in college, so overall I'd say I'm better off.<p style="font-size:1024px">HTML is disabled in signatures
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yes (not much, but yes)Comment
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Are we representative
is the experience here really that different from the experience of US residents overall?“It is no use trying to 'see through' first principles. If you see through everything, then everything is transparent. But a wholly transparent world is an invisible world. To 'see through' all things is the same as not to see.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of ManComment
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Financially? Yeah, sure. My wife and I continue to get good raises and bonuses.
Emotionally? Yeah. Got married. That seems to be going well.
Friends & family largely doing well. 
My wife's job is currently more stressful than I think it's worth, but she's working on switching jobs so hopefully that will improve.
Other - generally very angry and disappointed in my government, and prospects for the future (I loathe the Republicans now more than I can adequately express, but have little confidence in the Dems).
-Arriangrog want tank...Grog Want Tank... GROG WANT TANK!
The trick isn't to break some eggs to make an omelette, it's convincing the eggs to break themselves in order to aspire to omelettehood.Comment
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Re: Are we representative
Of middle and upper middle class yes this is probably indicative.Originally posted by pchang
is the experience here really that different from the experience of US residents overall?
I doubt we have an adequate sampling of poverty level (save those who are students filing separately)."Just puttin on the foil" - Jeff Hanson
“In a democracy, I realize you don’t need to talk to the top leader to know how the country feels. When I go to a dictatorship, I only have to talk to one person and that’s the dictator, because he speaks for all the people.” - Jimmy CarterComment
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Since older people make more money than young people even in a completely stagnant economy most people will do better as time progresses.Stop Quoting BenComment
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I was doing pitifull 4 years ago, and it's actually worse now, but at least I keep getting better looking.
Generally people will do better in four years unless there is a very bad recession (what Boshko said). In my case I hope to do better 4 years from now, regardless of the next persident.I drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
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sorry to hear that Kid“It is no use trying to 'see through' first principles. If you see through everything, then everything is transparent. But a wholly transparent world is an invisible world. To 'see through' all things is the same as not to see.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of ManComment
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I have left the US in the last four years."The purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists."
-Joan RobinsonComment
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I'm four years older, so worse.He's got the Midas touch.
But he touched it too much!
Hey Goldmember, Hey Goldmember!Comment
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Then you must be better offOriginally posted by Victor Galis
I have left the US in the last four years.“It is no use trying to 'see through' first principles. If you see through everything, then everything is transparent. But a wholly transparent world is an invisible world. To 'see through' all things is the same as not to see.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of ManComment
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Leaving America and becomming better offOriginally posted by pchang
Then you must be better off
Being put in charge of writing a textbook and organizing teaching training by your boss despite having absolutely no education credentials whatsoever
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Thanx pchang. I'm happy though. A lot of people here probably think that I'm miserable, always pissed off because someone has more money than I do, but I'm not. I really don't get upset about it much. I get up in the morning and decide to have a great day regardless of how much money I have. As Lincoln said, "We are generally as happy as we decide to be."Originally posted by pchang
sorry to hear that KidI drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
- Justice Brett KavanaughComment
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I thought Lincoln suffered from depressionComment
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