Ryan+H's+Op-Ed+Article



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I know I might be deemed the 1% with parents that both are doctors, but I am sick of being called rich. I hate others thinking that I must get a $500 dollar allowance daily and can have whatever I please. That is far from true. My family is far from rich, very far, but not as far as others. You might say "Don't lie, look at your house, look at your boat, for God's sake you traveled 15,000 miles on a boat!" That is true, but it isn't black and white. My parents decided, before I was born, that they wanted to have an adventure, and decided that the sailing trip would be a life experience. It was. One factor that couldn't have been foretold was that we left in 2005, pretty much the exact time the economy started to tank. That wasn't the most helpful way to start our trip, but it wouldn't cripple us. Three years later, Obama passes many healthcare bills, which lowers the salary of physicians. To put this in perspective, the head janitor at CMH (Community Memorial Hospital) only graduated high school and is making as much money as my Dad, who is an Anesthesiologist, who went through twelve years of medical training.

"Big deal, you still get whatever you want." Right? Wrong. Since 8th grade when decent iTouches came out to the public I wanted one very bad. It took me two years to get it after receiving four semesters of a 4.0 or higher. I have wanted my very own computer since I was in 6th grade and I finally was given my own only two weeks before the start of this school year. Sounds like I get everything, right? Wrong. My point? Don't call me rich. The term really bothers me and is almost denigrating. I rest my case.