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TheRealMafoo said:
txrattlesnake said:

Exactly and such a policy really enabled the majority of poor people to have the opportunity to rise up and become wealthy didn't it?

 

This mentality really bothers me.

How poor you are in the US, has nothing to do with your ability to "rise up and become wealthy". The only thing that is needed, is some basic level of intelligence, motivation, and effort.

I have seen none of those qualities in you yet, so stop blaming government, gas money, not knowing how to ride a bike, a pain in your hip, your managers and there kids, and everyone else you can think of for your situation.

 

(I threw some excuses in from a past thread)

 

       No.  The truth is at my last job most of those chosen to be managers were either the favorites or in some cases the relatives of the supervisors.

     When employers and those in charge have vested interest in staying in charge, then that makes those in the group that aren't in charge have fewer opportunities available to them to rise up to a similar position.

     That is just common sense.  Sure there are those than can get lucky and slip through the cracks on this, but there are many more people that work just as hard year after year but never see any significant increases in their income or standard of living.