"We shouldn’t subsidize the poor as they don’t subscribe to the same work ethic as the rest of us."
The thing is, most poor people who came from generational poverty are extremely motivated to improve our lives and DO value the same things as the more fortunate, but there’s just so much shit stacked against us in addition to…
Sorry but there are MANY poor Americans who'd be happier than a pig in slop if they could get a job that paid ONE TENTH that—poor people who never got ANY breaks or opportunities in life and who have had the world's shittiest luck.
Yes, plenty of poor Americans would be grateful for stable employment that paid $25K a year…
"And certainly you have a better shot at not being poor if you understand the things that rich people do that maintain their status..."
First, understand that opportunities were never distributed equally and fairly in this country. I struggled unsuccessfully to re-enter the workforce in my mid to late 40s after the Great…
Here's the thing. Everybody wants to have a good life. Nobody aspires to be poor and unable to economically fend for themselves. Nobody chooses to be so poor they're unable to get their basic survival needs met. Everybody wants a chance, and wants what's best for their kids. But that should never mean denying disadvantaged others a fair shot.
Of course everyone ignores the poor and unlucky regardless of race and gives zero fucks about those who are too poor to even have a snowball's chance in hell of becoming an "influencer" at all—which requires decent stable housing that doesn't look like its falling down around you, and a half decent computer and peripherals (all which cost lots of…
