Sadly, too many see success, aspiration and self-sufficiency...

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    Sadly, too many see success, aspiration and self-sufficiency only through the green eye of envy.

    Instead of encouraging others to be aspirational,- be it super, negative gearing - they prefer to stop others from achieving.

    In other words, they prefer to concentrate on how to distribute the cake, rather than how to grow the cake.

    The bottom line is that those who, by careful planning, sacrifice and risk taking, get to a position where they are self sufficient when they are 60, they ought be encouraged not ostracised. Contrary to what Bowen says, self funded superannuants are not a "burden, in fact the exact opposite. The burden are those who fritter away their money, make no plan and go on the public purse.
    Last edited by frasier: 03/05/15
 
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