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  1. Saving enough money to achieve financial independence is being accounatable. It gives you the freedom to pursue your passions, spend time with family, and give back to the community if you choose. For example, if you've got $5 million invested and it's bringing in $200K a year, that's a solid setup for many Cost of Living areas. Imagine you're a parent who sets aside $5 million for each of your responsible kids to secure their financial futures. This could require $25 million for yourself and your family, which seems fair. But at some point, it's important to give back to the village that supported you... through charitable donations, village investments, or supporting initiatives for the greater good... Let's say a billionare is using his money for something he believes in... like reducing climate change through cow diapers. It seems absurd... I might prefer he creates a library in the poor part of town... but it is his/her choice and exhibits accountability. My preference does not matter. Now if he/she doesn't give back to the village that enabled... they are irresponsible.
  2. We, the people/government, spend more money than we have due to a lack of accountability. Accumulating wealth to achieve financial security and comfort without the necessity of working is good. One lacks personal accountability when coercing others into giving in ways that align with their or the mob's desires. Hoarding wealth excessively while others in the village suffer is irresponsible. Personal accountability involves making ethical decisions, showing consideration for others, and respecting one's autonomy.
  3. Stop it. Raising taxes does not fix financial illiteracy. 17% of adults took a financial literacy class in high school. https://www.ramseysolutions.com/financial-literacy/financial-literacy-crisis-in-america#:~:text=Introduction,finance education in the classroom. $436 billion was lost across 254 million US Adults in 2022. https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/contributing-global-economy/discussion/cost-financial-illiteracy $1.4 trillion was added to the deficit by the US Gov in 2022.
  4. Of course I cannot know all the details involved. But there is a difference of opinion. I had a conversation with the product owner today and discussed those analogies. He brought up HOA -- why is he paying his HOA? I asked how his daughter would respond if he pointed her to the HOA. As the home owner, he is the one that must pound on the doors of the utility company and HOA to get the problem taken care of. He is the one that ultimately must follow up with site hosting, operations, and the customer to get the problem accepted or rectified. There is not actually a problem within the product's direct source code, rather it is within the platform it runs on (Windows, Network, and client side factors). The user wants to open a file to import into the product, and the Microsoft file open dialog hangs due to a share drive dependency. The user does not care where the problem is. The product owner's engagement has been 'not me' while I informed him of the workflow, his code implementation, how many users were impacted, impact frequency, root cause, and engaged others on his behalf. I informed him that I would go a different route and uninvited him from further conversation. Then, he engaged. I identify as a cat that is also a professional cat herder.
  5. As the OP, I decided what this topic was about, that is personal accountability. Perhaps you could create a tax wingers topic.
  6. There are many examples from you, a few from RV, DEI examples in this forum... I mentioned a work example in this topic.
  7. This conversation is not about taxes. But I hope everyone takes enough personal responsibility to eventually make enough money to want their taxes lowered.
  8. Asking for help is an act of personal responsibility, as you are taking steps to address your situation and improve it. What concerns me is passing the buck without acknowledging your own agency and responsibility. It is fine to recognize tough circumstances... Okay, 'in spite of X', what are you (sometimes we) going to do about it? My tolerance is limited for anybody that blames others... promotes a sense of victimhood, powerlessness, and resignation... Fool me once, fool me twice...
  9. Good grief. Define personal accounability? It is the idea of taking ownership of one's actions, decisions, and their outcomes, rather than shifting blame onto external factors.
  10. My wife didn't stop smoking when I asked and provided reasons. My wife didn't ask my opinion before stopping cold turkey when pregant. Strange how motivation works /s.
  11. This has been a problem for eternia. So keep doing the current support services for those in need now. Get your own life in order so that you can choose to spend more time helping the village than whining about wanting more from others. Integrate personal accountability into the school curricula starting with pre-school... and the next generation will have been empowered within 30 years.
  12. IMO, the golden rule is a universal principle of ethics and morality that transcends specific cultural or religious beliefs. The drive to survive and thrive... Right and wrong stems from 'treat others the way you want to be treated.' Human societies have historically thrived when individuals cooperate, support each other, and treat others with fairness and compassion. And you can't do that without starting with personal accountability.
  13. People who demand that others take care of them/others without first taking personal accountability for themselves strain communal resources and create challenges for the community. These people create a culture of dependency, erode trust, foster resentment, and undermine what they advocate for.
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