I am voting for Hillary Clinton.
There is not a doubt in my mind that she would be a better president than Donald Trump.
Not that that’s saying much.
Hillary
has had an amazing political career. She has been at the top of the
political world for nearly 30 years, which is an incredible feat
in-and-of-itself. Does that mean she would be good in real estate? Hell
no, so why are we thinking it would work in the reverse?
Anyways.
I wasn’t planning on voting for Hillary 6 months ago, but I was not left with much of a choice.
Would you like fries with your burger? Or dog poop?
I will take the fries, thank you very much GOP.
So, How Is She Right, And How Is She Wrong?
I am going to focus on the disparity of wealth in this country.
She is 100% right that there is an issue with the disparity of wealth.
I live in the SF Bay Area, and it is expensive here. So expensive that some people cannot afford to live here.
This is all true.
What is Hillary’s solution?
Raise the minimum wage so people can live here.
Why?
What not move to a city you can afford to live in?
Move
We
are a country comprised of immigrants. When did we stop migrating? The
only reason any of us are here (unless you are a Native American) is
because someone down our family tree wanted a better life and moved.
Where they lived was not providing the opportunities they wanted, so they went and found a place that did.
The history of America in a nutshell.
My
family did it about 100 years ago. Sustaining a living was becoming
increasingly difficult in the area of Genoa, Italy called Liguria, so
they moved. I don’t mean they packed up and moved to a cheaper part of
Italy. They packed up their lives, took a boat to New York and then a
train to California. Ever since then, my family has been on a steady
upward trajectory. More education, better jobs, more money, and more
comfortable lives.
What if they had stayed?
Would we have a better life or a worse?
I
am guessing it would be worse. Why? Because it was hard 100 years ago,
then there was a war, then there was another one. Not a great recipe
creating a better life.
Forcing your family to live in a situation that is a daily struggle is not fair to you or your family.
Paying
$15 an hour is not going to allow you to live comfortably in SF
anyways. It is more of a publicity stunt. It sounds nice, a couple extra
bucks is better than nothing, but the city is still expensive as hell.
It won’t even make a dent in the housing issue.
What
is wrong with moving? Modesto? Fresno? Nevada? Nebraska? A place where
you can work whatever job you are qualified to do and still live
reasonably.
What
are you doing to your family by forcing them to struggle in a city they
can’t afford to live it?
Why would you live in one of the most
expensive cities in the world? What trajectory are you putting your
family on? Is it going down? Or going up? You are the deciding factor.
Decide wisely.
Figure out how much you can pull in, then find a place that allows you to live there. Easy peasy lemon squeezy.
We have done it since America was just a wee little lass. Why would we stop now?
Change Jobs
I know you work your butt off. No one is denying that.
But are you working smart as well?
Are
there other jobs you could do that would pay you more? Are there skills
you could learn that would allow you access to better opportunities?
Not just in your hometown, but anywhere.
Remember, we are willing to
move now. We are going to tap in to our history and get moving.
Are you trying to “move up the ladder,” get raises, increase your value to the company?
I
am not trying to take away anything that you are already doing, but if
you took a step back, are you really doing everything you could/should?
Ask
yourself that difficult question. Get some “mirror time” as LeVar
Burton says. Be honest with yourself. It could be a defining moment in
your life.
Are
you really doing what you should to get what you are complaining about?
Or are you just complaining because it is easier than doing the stuff
you should be doing?
Let that marinate for a minute.
No One Is Entitled To Anything
When did we start feeling we deserved everything just because we wanted it?
I want a James Hetfield (lead singer of Metallica), white, ESP, Snakebite guitar. I don’t have one.
That’s not fair.
Should it be cheaper? Should ESP give me money so it is easier for me to buy the guitar?
Hell no.
When you put it in a different context, can you see how crazy that line of thinking is?
I don’t have $2 for a Big Mac, but I’m hungry. Should McDonald’s give it to me for $1.75?
Hell no.
What do you do? You go find a place where you can buy food for $1.75.
The job and housing market are the same thing.
You
don’t deserve it live anywhere. Is SF cool? Yes. Is Manhattan cool?
Yes. But so is Tempe, AZ.
So is Colorado Springs, CO. So is Chattanooga,
TN.
Stop
wasting time wishing things were different. No one cares about you. Only
you can make the changes in your life that get the things that you
deserve. So get up and go deserve them. Put in the work. Stretch your
comfort zone. Maximize your potential.
Can I get a hoo-ra?
HOO-RA!!
Alrighty then.
Get to it.
