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I guess part of that is how do we define poverty. Id like to see the ideas people come up with.
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I guess part of that is how do we define poverty. Id like to see the ideas people come up with.
I guess part of that is how do we define poverty. Id like to see the ideas people come up with.
The root cause of entrenched poverty is a lack on money in the first place.
Now before you start telling me to get serious consider the fact that:
IT TAKES MONEY TO MAKE MONEY in a society based on the system we call CAPITALISM.
Note that we do not call our system WORKISM, or PRODUCTIVISM, or LABORISM?
That's kinda a CLUE about what bullshit walks and what bullshit talks in this society, is it not?
Of course, there will always be the cases of the po' boy who through luck and pluck made it big, but those are the exceptions to the normal human condition, not the rule.
Remember, if we could ALL be Bill Gates or Warren Buffet there would be no Bill Gates or Warren Buffets.
I guess part of that is how do we define poverty. Id like to see the ideas people come up with.
The root cause of entrenched poverty is a lack on money in the first place.
Now before you start telling me to get serious consider the fact that:
IT TAKES MONEY TO MAKE MONEY in a society based on the system we call CAPITALISM.
Note that we do not call our system WORKISM, or PRODUCTIVISM, or LABORISM?
That's kinda a CLUE about what bullshit walks and what bullshit talks in this society, is it not?
Of course, there will always be the cases of the po' boy who through luck and pluck made it big, but those are the exceptions to the normal human condition, not the rule.
Remember, if we could ALL be Bill Gates or Warren Buffet there would be no Bill Gates or Warren Buffets.
and remember they were taught good habits, working hard, getting an education etc....they are self made men who started out with nothing but an idea.
The root cause of entrenched poverty is a lack on money in the first place.
Now before you start telling me to get serious consider the fact that:
IT TAKES MONEY TO MAKE MONEY in a society based on the system we call CAPITALISM.
Note that we do not call our system WORKISM, or PRODUCTIVISM, or LABORISM?
That's kinda a CLUE about what bullshit walks and what bullshit talks in this society, is it not?
Of course, there will always be the cases of the po' boy who through luck and pluck made it big, but those are the exceptions to the normal human condition, not the rule.
Remember, if we could ALL be Bill Gates or Warren Buffet there would be no Bill Gates or Warren Buffets.
and remember they were taught good habits, working hard, getting an education etc....they are self made men who started out with nothing but an idea.
Absolutely no doubt, PP. And they deserve their great wealth without doubt.
But as to those bromides you offer?
Tens of millions of people follow that regiment you proscribe who are NOT wealthy, nor will they ever be wealthy.
When it comes to making great wealth in this nation?
Many are called to great wealth, but few are chosen.
Good work habits, working hard, and getting an education is sound policy under every circumstance.
But those good habits do NOT NECESSARILY lead to great wealth, and all to often, they don't even lead the poor out of poverty.
There will always be those who choose to be without wealth and those unwilling to work cooperatively or competitively to acquire and create wealth.
Just a note to those suggesting things like work ethic and education (which are valuable, no doubt): you're offering suggestions for how an individual can make the jump from poverty. But unless your assumption is that if everyone were a hard worker and well-educated, there would be no poverty (i.e. no low wage work to be done), then there are large structural components missing here.