It's like that loan your cousin Jack got from Granny

[bigbrother05]

We all have that smooth talking schemer in the family. You know the one, got his grandmother to front him the money for an investment scheme with the promise to repay her when the money comes in. Now after 8-10 years and times are tough, she needs some extra money and Jackie doesn't seem to recall his part of the bargain. He took the profits from the loan and built up a pretty nice lifestyle and to be honest, paying Granny back would mean he'd have to put off upgrading his Lexus for the Mercedes he has his eye on. Of course he's a tea publican who just can't understand why anyone would need a social safety net when anyone with the gumption can pull themselves up with their own bootstraps and a bit of hard work.

The political agenda and economy is being held hostage by the cousin Jacks of the world who want to renege on the American Bargain.

[Jim Warren]

1. It was Cousin Ronnie

He practiced voodoo and retired in California.

[woodsprite]

2. In our family, it's granny who is the teapublican.

She'll give you a gift with a letter stating it is a gift, then comes to you
three months later with a self written promissory note for you to
sign. One that has a payment schedule figured with 7.5% interest.

The amount she said she's losing by not investing that money. I didn't
ask what YEAR she was using to figure it. My accts aren't doing anything
close to that.

[CrispyQ]

3. I was friends with someone like that.

Her husband's family gave them $30k to buy a business. Her parents gave them $50k to buy a house. But they were both all about personal responsibility & "If we can do it on our own, so can others." The day I pointed out that they got an $80k boost from their families that many others did not, was the last time we spoke.

[bigbrother05]

4. Bet they're the type that think the sibling

With the least resources are the ones that should take care of the parents when the time comes. They are too busy being successful to reach out to the ones that set them on their path in life.

The tea party has eaten the seed corn and won't share what they've stored in the silo.