America's War on the Middle Class

I don't know exactly what I did wrong, besides getting three college degrees and then taking a job as a teacher.  I thought I was "doing it right", you know?  Engaging in the world in a productive way, contributing to the economy by buying a house, cars, having kids, sending them to college too, and trying to be a good citizen.

Unfortunately, what I end up with at the end of the day is overwhelming debt and a sense of total confusion about how I ended up fucked by the institutions of this great country.  My mortgage interest rates are too high, but in order to renegotiate them, I have to fork over $2000.  I want a divorce, but the lawyer requires a $2500 retainer.  If I go through mediation, I'm still fucked, because I don't understand the law well enough to protect myself and my children.  I am STILL paying off my student loan bills, and am now accruing student loans payments from two of my three kids.  Oh, and the third one will start college next year. 

How, exactly, do we expect the economy to grow if middle class people live paycheck-to-paycheck?  How do we expect this next generation to engage in the economy if they are saddled with crushing student loan debt?  Middle class families who try to do right by their children (sending them to college, enrolling in sports and activities, and so on) try to endure every day. 

I'm not saying I'm poor - I make a good salary - but it's not enough to pay for tuition, room & board, and living expenses for a kid going to school in my own state! 

Every day, I believe more and more that this system of democracy only works for some people, and at the end of the day, America is NOT the great country of opportunity anymore.  I, for one, am tired of seeing people (and companies) totally take advantage of their positions in society, at the cost of the everyday people who go to work every day and just try to keep up with their bills. 

And as a final thought, I say "fuck the government" when they try to tell me that filing divorce papers (which is only the START of financial fuckery) costs $167, but my marriage license cost $25.  I'd rather stay married on paper than give a single penny to the government for something they should NOT be involved with in the first place.  (Marriage.)

So ... piss off, county, city, state, and federal government.  I will find a new way to survive without your needless intervention.  Thanks but no thanks.