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I have always wondered this myself. we all know that poverty is a choice, so why do so many chose to live in it? with all the government grants, educational opportunities, and other government programs out there, why do so many choose to do so little? show me a poor person, and I will show you a reason. unless you are physically or mentally disabled, there is no excuse for being poor.
The view of either a very young and naive kid or a person who's always had it all. Lots of people do not "choose" to be poor.....yes, there are excuses for being poor..... I feel sorry for you and the way you view the poor.
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I have always wondered this myself. we all know that poverty is a choice, so why do so many chose to live in it? with all the government grants, educational opportunities, and other government programs out there, why do so many choose to do so little? show me a poor person, and I will show you a reason. unless you are physically or mentally disabled, there is no excuse for being poor.
can you tell me how all the poor children in places like haiti choose to be poor. and what about all the people that got screwed by people like bernie madoff did they choose to become poor..
can you tell me how all the poor children in places like haiti choose to be poor. and what about all the people that got screwed by people like bernie madoff did they choose to become poor..
Here is another question: to which precincts has the OP disappeared, in response to all these statements?
Hey everyone Its not htat people choose to be poor its just life and things like that happen. I mean get real who would want to be poor. There is many jobs being lost and money is getting low honestly who tha hell would choose to be poor??????????????????
I bet you that I could cut your expenses in half. I would bet that you carry a lot of debt, have several cell phones, cable, you obviously have Internet. see, people are suffering from the entitlement disease.
Any poor person with out a credit card, cell phone and the Internet is in the middle of the ocean without a life jacket, This is the modern age, how old are you 90. my grandfather told my father don't let the kids flush the toilet after they go , flush it once or twice a day . that's what you sound like. A person too poor to own a car can go to a job interview in another state in a rental car with a credit card and about $50.00 . Most jobs, are listed on the Internet, and I hope I don't have to explain why a poor person needs a cell phone.
In America we have many classifications of poor people. Public assistance keeps some people in Poverty IMO.I knew a couple who were on Public assistance with three children , two working Parents making Minimum wage. Instead of Paying for the father to get certified to teach (one semester of college) the state paid that family;food stamps, rental assistance, medical card, daycare cost etc., The state can not pay for a college grad to get certified by the state to teach for the state, but they will pay a family to stagnate in Poverty for 18 years at $100,000 's of dollars.
They are too lazy to work and they want government handouts. The poorer you are, the more you get.
What about the working poor? You know, not everyone asks the government for money. Not everyone cares about having "stuff"--I know I don't. I don't own a car, I don't have a big screen TV--nor do I need one. I don't put a lot of importance on having "things". As long as I have a roof over my head, and get to eat something once a day, I'm happy.
And I work hard, sometimes two and three jobs at a time. But I'm still "poor"--and that's the way I like it to be.
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