In the wake of Obama's "soak-the-rich" $3.5 trillion dollar budget, can we get a few things straight?Contrary to the bleatings of the $250K-$500K set--who, if the reaction over at the Dan Simmons forum is typical, will spare no expense telling you how poor they are--if you make between three and six times what the average family does, you're rich. Period. Full stop, end of discussion. I posted this over there and reaped the whirlwind. I was asked why I was "demanding" money from people who've earned it. I was told I've "fallen into the envy trap". And no less a personage than Dan Simmons himself, after explaining how he worked himself up from nothing and now works over 100 hours a week, told me I lack discipline, courage and talent, that my attitude sucks, and that I'm a...let's see, how did he put it? Oh, yes, "twerpy little asshole."
Boy, I wish I could win arguments that easily.
Fact is, I never asked anyone for money, a…
Boy, I wish I could win arguments that easily.
Fact is, I never asked anyone for money, a…