Has your income decreased? Are you as tired as I am?

[davidthegnome]

22. Yes and no.

I never really made much to begin with. I started out at 17, washing dishes for the minimum wage of the time - 5.65 an hour. The best job I ever had was four years ago, working for the census, making 13.25 an hour (plus .55 cents per mile of gas). I made nine with a telemarketing job a couple years ago, now I'm making eight.

Prices for everything have gone way up since I started working. Jobs (especially good jobs) are much harder to find. Yes I'm tired - lately it seems that I'm always tired, I expect that anyone who is working for a living feels the same way.

I definitely think you're right that everything has changed. I DO begrudge many of the wealthy - though not all, there are a few very rich people who do great things for the world with their money... sadly, there are only a few.

I'm waiting for a Presidential nominee, or maybe a whole new party... that will advocate for the poor. It seems that the democrats focus on the middle class, while the republicans focus on the wealthy. We can see how well this has worked out. It's time for a political system that focuses on building people up, on making life affordable.