#Bootstraps

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[realcleverissues]

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Launches Nationwide Push for Financial Literacy, WATCH

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SMH

Aside from the tone-deaf nature of someone worth half a billion dollars preaching to struggling families the importance of financial literacy, the deeper issue here is that this guy is preaching bootstraps precisely as his team (trump et al) are f*cking the market and economy. (As of today, 4/22/25, the Nasdaq is down over 15% from the start of the year!) The "personal responsibility" chants of the GOP were always about avoiding the need for "social responsibility" or "governmental responsibility". It's a way of dismissing environmental circumstances and insisting that if you are poor and suffering, it's entirely your fault. But this is next level. While it's true that personal responsibility is *part* of what causes our life outcomes, it is only part. (The tariff nonsense is a good example. So was Covid. One can think of a thousand more that operate on smaller scales as well.) But it's amazing how much the GOP is pushing the bootstraps narrative even while the economy is crashing, clearly beyond our control, and is being caused by this dude and his team. Even further, they're dismantling the systems that help people when we fall on hard times. It's just so blatantly wrong. They're pissing on us and saying it's raining - and that it's our fault we can't farm in it!

Sadly, most of their base (and frankly, most of the country) buys into this personal responsibility and "meritocracy" narrative (by which I mean, ignoring the role of external factors in causing and mitigating such issues), which is precisely how they justify doing whatever they want. If you lose all your money in the stock market bc they crashed it - it's entirely your own fault. If you are bankrupted by a medical emergency - that's also your fault. If you lose your job due to tariffs - that's your fault. And if you can't get back on your feet, esp as social safety nets are gone - that's also your fault. If you die of poverty - yeah, your fault. oh well.

Personal responsibility for all - expect those on top making the decisions that affect everyone else.

p.s. Unsurprisingly, the video I found which is shared above is hosted by the Daily Caller, a rightwing site. No sense of irony from them about this post as the market crashes.

Pps. All that being said, do make sure you're working on your financial literacy (e.g. @bitchesgetriches ) bc we're all gonna be broke due to trump and co.

[cherryblossomshadow]

Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@/QasimRashid):

Class warfare is when there’s a limit to what poor & disabled people can earn before losing their benefits, but no limit to what billionaires can hoard while avoiding taxes.

We must reject the twisted idea that money incentivizes the rich but poverty incentivizes the poor.

[brazenedminstrel]

Bootstraps pair 2!!

I am so stoked about how these look!! My fingers died a little because this worn leather was a lot thicker than I expected but they turned out so well. They have a beautiful weathered, post apocalyptic vibe to them.

The eyelet is to attach a chain to, that goes underneath the boot. Or to hang more trinkets from, like y'know with everything I own.

The docs are thrifted btw! Actually given to me for free at the thrift where I work, and then I took them to the cobbler because the inside of the heels was completely gone, and the rips in the toes were almost through the shoe entirely. But that was 25 euros well spent because they're super comfortable now.

Bootstraps pair 1

[gordopickett]

Music Tag Game

Thanks for the tag @benwvatt !!! ♥♥♥

The aim is to put your music on shuffle and list the first 10 songs + tag 10 people. Gonna hop on Spotify & shuffle my 2023 vacation playlist.

1) "Benediction" ~ Luke Sital-Singh

2) "Half Alive (acoustic)" ~ Amber Run

3) "Tougher Than The Rest" ~ Bootstraps

4) "Losing My Religion" ~ R.E.M.

5) "Wrecked" ~ Imagine Dragons

6) "Man Inside" ~ Shirock

7) "North" ~ Sleeping At Last

8) "Dreams You Don't Forget" ~ Night Traveler

9) "Meghan's Song" ~ Matthew Perryman Jones

10) "Hood Of My Car" ~ Anderson East

Tagging @allatariel @tavners @onekisstotakewithme @lacontroller1991 @bi-and-bottom

@castalyne @ddagent @flamingo24 @h4t08 @katesofheaven

@lawsonblakestan @moocowmoocow @margospiano @nadia-el-mansours @pyramdhead47

@rachg82 @redblinkinglights @sparkleplatypuswriter @tiltedsyllogism @thefrakkintrinity15 & anyone else who wants to play! ♥♥♥

[thattiksurecantok]

Pull Yourself Up By Your Boot Straps

Transcript:

It's weird that we judge people who MAKE minimum wage, and not the people that PAY it. Whenever I hear about someone making minimum wage, it's always

They're lazy They're just flipping patties

But whenever I hear about a job PAYING minimum wage, it's always

They're doing the best they can They're job creators

Sure, but when you wanna talk about doing the bare minimum, shouldn't we talk about a job that is literally paying the bare minimum?

I mean, if this economic system works -- which eh -- then shouldn't the amount of money you pay incentivize the kind of work you get?

You might say, "No, you should work as hard as you can at every job you get."

So what you're saying is, you want a level of work that is inconsistent with the pay you are giving?

It sounds like you're saying you want a labor handout. And I thought we don't take kindly to handouts in this country brother

So if you're gonna use that kind of language, why not direct it at employers?

So the next time you get bad service at a place, instead of directing ALL your anger at the cashier,

you should get mad at the employer, who should pull themselves up by their bootstraps and pay more

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[archangelween]

The show is written so that we don't ever have all the information we need to decide what's meant, what's going on. And we never will, because god isn't telling--neither the character nor the authors.

In the type of Christianity the show is about, the opposite is claimed: they already have their holy book, there are no more revelations to come, and nothing can ever change because they got it right the first time. It's only evil heretics who disagree.

In GO, you can't know anything: that's the ineffable plan, the ineffable game. You're supposed to figure it out for yourself, not trust god to help you. That's the GO version of "god helps those who help themselves": god helps no one, so we only have ourselves.

God isn't helpful, god isn't telling, and god is a lying liar who lies.

[thiscapriciouslife]

Searching

One day I asked God if he could show me what I was meant for.

He said I’ve already given you everything you need in this life.

I asked him why it felt like every day was a struggle?

He said you will find your way just be patient.

I waited and waited until finally I asked God why do you leave me wondering what my purpose is.

Why do I need to be so patient?

He said, Boy you are blind. I’m here for you every step of the way but I can’t carry you.

I scoffed and said, Why are you even here if you can’t guid me to success in life?

He said, Open your eyes. I’ve given you everything you need.”

I said, I trusted you.

And he replied, Son, I’ve given you everything you need.

And I was lost.

Then an angel came in the form of you.

She said, I don’t need you to be perfect but I need you to know I am here for you.

I said, I’m not so sure. I’m not the person you think I am.

The angel said, I know you aren’t perfect and that’s what I love about you. No one can be perfect but that’s why God put you here. That’s your purpose. To show others love and to love yourself. Love you for who you are and to make sure others find their pourpose. It’s not about you. It’s about the people who matter because of you.

I asked, Where does your wisdom come from?

And he said, I once was you.

[spechblend]

I just made bootstraps, lmk if y’all want a tutorial for that

[fieriframes]

[But they picked themselves up by their bootstraps, opened a second joint and they're still stuffing burgers all these years later. This is the new and improved Nook.]

[bitchesgetriches]

BITCHLINGS! Kitty is speaking at the Plutus Impact Summit tomorrow!

It’s a virtual event running on the afternoons of Thursday and Friday, September 21 and 22. Tickets are dirt cheap, and the first 150 people to register will get a free copy of keynote speaker Farnoosh Torabi’s latest book, A Healthy State of Panic.

The Plutus Foundation is one of our very favorite organizations. They’re a nonprofit dedicated to the financial education of everyone—emphasis on the everyone. Honestly, they’ve done more than anyone we know to spotlight diverse new voices within the personal finance space. They’ve consistently rejected the traditional “suck it up, anyone can do it if they buy apartment buildings instead of food” bullshit we so loathe, and challenged the community to dig deeper and do better.

Given that, it’s no surprise they asked me to join a session called Burning the Bootstrap Mentality alongside our good pal Rich Jones and Kevin Payne. LORD, send us MILK, for this panel is going to be SPICY, and I cannot WAIT!

So gather your snacks and click the link above for details on how to register. Registration closes tomorrow!

[repostedpoliticalarts]

Just re-watched castaway and needed to come find this meme.

[brazenedminstrel]

Bootstraps pair 1: rivet belt and chain!

I once wanted to make a harness from the belt but quickly found out it's pleather and flakes like hell :/

These probably won't last terribly long but they're subtle and look neat. Mostly made so I could figure out how to actually make bootstraps. And I'll probably make a pair out of plain black leather soon.

Bootstraps pair 2! (The post apocalyptic ones)

[keepinggcomposure]

was an addict from the first hit