And don't forget, as the costs rises, the civil servants will vote to increase their salaries by increasing your taxes.Finally doesn't anyone find abhorrent that you want to live in a society where the "poor" people fail?

Learn to be a servant.

My favorite term is servant-leadership - and I try to follow it and be like my favorite teacher... who lived a little more that 2000 years ago :)Going forward, I'm interested in multifamily and business syndications, mobile home parks, funds, notes, tax liens, and if it is a really good deal I'll pick up a buy and hold rental property. 

People value service and if you can find a way to truly serve people (a servants mindset) by adding value you will find deals, lots of deals.

YesHeck when I was growing up I was an indentured servant. although I did receive 1.65 per hour and I road my bike to Home Savings and Loan (dating myself) every payday.Teach them everything from a balance sheet to taking out the trash.

No doubt, exercise and wise personal financial behavior are generally good, but they can be taken to excess - we've all seen it.It's a tricky thing to keep the servant and the master in their proper places. 

The first responsibility that any public servant has is to protect the public, not some individual or interest.

I'm not sure how he manages to juggle it all as well as he does - but he is clearly a natural born servant and leader.

Why would you concern yourself about what a public servant's opinion of you is?