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I couldn't help but get a bit emotional after reading a few of these mini stories. I'm not exactly sure where I stand, but it's only because I'm the kind of person who wants to completely understand each side before picking a definite side. However, a few stories of how the "1%" got to be where they are, especially the ones about how hard they worked to get there, really got me. Thinking about how hard my parents, especially my lovely mother, worked to be where we are now, how much they had to sacrifice so that I could run after my dreams, how they have to work 16 hours a day, and yet we're still struggling financially, just absolutely breaks me down. For a moment, I feel as though I could scream with rage.

I don't know the solution to all of this mess, but I do know that everything I do, and everything I have will never be enough for what my parents have given me.