akuma587 said:
I am just saying that many people are not as lucky as you OR me. They just don't have the opportunity to move upwards in society or even go to college simply because their financial situation is too poor.
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It’s not luck, I worked very hard to get where I am. If I were to start over 20 times as a very poor child, and worked as hard as I did, I would have been successful every time. That’s not luck, its results.
You also made reference earlier to overcoming adversity. Aside from my Dyslexia, I didn’t have anything to overcome. I went to school like you, went to college like you, and then entered the work force like you will. If I wanted to go to law school, I am sure I could have been sitting in the same classroom you sit in. I am sure there are people you go to school with every day that grew up poor. If you asked them what they had to overcome, I would expect them to say “nothing”, or “very little”.
Now there is the extreme minority of Americans that live in such a high crime area that going to school can be dangerous. But that’s the extreme, and it’s also a completely different issue (crime).
The only difference between you and me is how easy it is to get there. Not its availability. That can never be fixed by government. Fat people have it harder then skinny people in life. Ugly compared to good looking. Short compared to tall. I don’t expect, or want, my government to try and solve these problems.
