Freedom

Jeremy asked:


Was doing some calculations, and I realized I don’t have much freedom. In order to move where i want to live it would cost more money, do what i want to do it would cost more money, say what i want to say it would cost more money, solve health problems i have it would cost more money.

America just doesn’t seem a very free place for somewhere that is waging a big war for freedom. Seems we should change thet national anthem so it says, ‘Land of the expensive and home of the upwardly mobile’. I suppose that the anthem would have to leave out mention of the millions who have no freedom at all, but who are necessary to make capitalism work.
Surprising amount of ignorance posted in response to this question.

For one, the idea that all, or even most, of the wealthy people worked hard for it. And now that the estate tax has been repealed, there are going to be a lot more jackass heirs running around.

Then there is the person that said I should get off my ‘pie hole’ and stop complaining. You can suck my d***. I work 60 hours a week in three different fields. In every one of them the paths to advancement are filled with huge arbitrary obstacles, set there by wealthy people or just capitalism itself.

Then there is the person that said a bum is free. This is stupid. A bum is free about so long as he or she remains unseen. You’re trespassing most everywhere you go. In my city the bums aren’t even allowed in the parks. And if you can’t spend money, you can hardly do anything besides sit around.

Freedom, at it’s most elemental, is control over your destiny. If you try that without money, you go to jail.

Cierra