kljesta64 said:
Jay520 said:
For the most part, poor people are poor as a result of poor work ethic, which usually correlates in a poor personality. So I'm not surprised. I've interacted with a lot of poor people in my days. About 99% of the adult poor people I've examined just don't put forth the effort to better themselves. They take little to no responsibility for their future and constantly blame the system and other "irresistible forces" for their shitty condition. While societal factors can give someone a bad upbringing, people have abundant opportunity to do something with their life and make a decent living. If it isn't laziness, its often just plain indifference when it comes to poor people; they seem complacent with their lifestyle and don't care to even try to improve themselves.
Keep in kind these are my just observations of poor people based on my short life in Detroit, Michigan. Much of my family is poor (many depend in government assistance just to get by), so I think I have decent experience here. Seeing as how Detroit is one of America's worst cities, I wouldn't be surprised if poor people in other cities actually had more opportunity than the people I've interacted with. |
so you say every person on earth has the ability not to be poor ?
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Not everyone on Earth, but for most Americans and citizens of developed countries, yes. I should have been more specific.
