Comments on: Where’s the Line Between Taking and Taking Advantage? http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/11/wheres-the-line-between-taking-and-taking-advantage/ A premiere personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:42:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: plonkee http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/11/wheres-the-line-between-taking-and-taking-advantage/#comment-119428 plonkee Fri, 12 Oct 2007 12:24:55 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/11/wheres-the-line-between-taking-and-taking-advantage/#comment-119428 Fraud, I don't agree with. Claiming benefits that you are entitled to is fine. Although I don't want people to cheat the system and I think that it should be written as fairly as possible, its more important that people get the help they need. I mostly equate it with tax. I don't think its ok if you lie on your tax return, but I don't expect you to pay more that you owe either. Fraud, I don’t agree with. Claiming benefits that you are entitled to is fine. Although I don’t want people to cheat the system and I think that it should be written as fairly as possible, its more important that people get the help they need.

I mostly equate it with tax. I don’t think its ok if you lie on your tax return, but I don’t expect you to pay more that you owe either.

]]> By: Flexo http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/11/wheres-the-line-between-taking-and-taking-advantage/#comment-119423 Flexo Fri, 12 Oct 2007 03:17:17 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/11/wheres-the-line-between-taking-and-taking-advantage/#comment-119423 Sasha: I agree with your post here. Frugality doesn't mean all take and no give... that's more like what I would call "cheap." As far as the government goes, there is certainly an attitude amongst some people that one should take advantage of the government as often and as much as possible. I've seen that up close... people on disability who shouldn't be... lying about unemployment... I could go on. I do kind of cringe when those stories are freely told to me without shame. Part of that attitude is funded by my tax money. I want the programs to be there for people who truly need them, and I just accept that there's a certain population who will take advantage of that beyond what they probable should. Sasha: I agree with your post here. Frugality doesn’t mean all take and no give… that’s more like what I would call “cheap.”

As far as the government goes, there is certainly an attitude amongst some people that one should take advantage of the government as often and as much as possible. I’ve seen that up close… people on disability who shouldn’t be… lying about unemployment… I could go on.

I do kind of cringe when those stories are freely told to me without shame. Part of that attitude is funded by my tax money. I want the programs to be there for people who truly need them, and I just accept that there’s a certain population who will take advantage of that beyond what they probable should.

]]> By: Yana http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/11/wheres-the-line-between-taking-and-taking-advantage/#comment-119421 Yana Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:46:19 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/11/wheres-the-line-between-taking-and-taking-advantage/#comment-119421 I'm all for paying it forward and helping my fellow man on an individual basis, but I have a total sense of entitlement when it comes to the medical, dental and vision care that should be provided to every citizen at government expense. Since it is not, and since there are many policies that I do not agree with, I would be glad to take and give back as little as possible. However, I'm not interested in food stamps or food banks. We are not big spenders and prefer to save, and would like to take ourselves and our savings out of the country when we have reached our goal. Money just doesn't seem to do much good here. It is far more valued, along with human beings, in other countries. The Guatamalan dishwasher had the right idea, and one that should be studied by Americans who could prepare themselves by being savvy of laws meant to oppress. I’m all for paying it forward and helping my fellow man on an individual basis, but I have a total sense of entitlement when it comes to the medical, dental and vision care that should be provided to every citizen at government expense. Since it is not, and since there are many policies that I do not agree with, I would be glad to take and give back as little as possible. However, I’m not interested in food stamps or food banks. We are not big spenders and prefer to save, and would like to take ourselves and our savings out of the country when we have reached our goal. Money just doesn’t seem to do much good here. It is far more valued, along with human beings, in other countries. The Guatamalan dishwasher had the right idea, and one that should be studied by Americans who could prepare themselves by being savvy of laws meant to oppress.

]]> By: Mrs. Micah http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/11/wheres-the-line-between-taking-and-taking-advantage/#comment-119420 Mrs. Micah Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:35:32 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/10/11/wheres-the-line-between-taking-and-taking-advantage/#comment-119420 I think it makes sense for people to help one another through bad times and then be willing to help others. I think it makes sense for people to help one another through bad times and then be willing to help others.

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