The Coming Obamacare Shock for 170 Million Americans

[the2real4mafol]

Mr Puggsly said:

the2real4mafol said:

Mr Puggsly said:

Its not about luck, its about working hard and developing skills.

That's how you get out of poverty and get opportunities.

What about the hard working that remain poor? By your logic, if everyone worked hard there would be no poverty. Unfortunately, the world don't work like that otherwise workers in the 3rd world countries would be among the richest in the world. They are not because of exploitation and hoarding of wealth. Admittedly, there are lazy people but most working people (actual employed people) aren't 

Most people who work hard and ramain poor have probably made bad decisions.

For example, someone with no skills beyond a low paying job shouldn't attempt to start a family as single parent. However, we see it happen time and time again. That's where most poverty starts.

I know someone who has three kids and was working dead end jobs. The father of the children also avoided paying child support. So she went back to school, became a nurse, and now lives a comfortable life. That's how you get out of poverty, get some god damn skills.

Easy enough if higher education wasn't so expensive. Even people come out of college and university but still find it hard to get jobs. Further education is a good way to do better in your career but with the amount it costs, you better work hard to get there. (and if you're poor in the first place, how are you supposed to pay to do more education? Not everyone gets government help) If the economy ever improves, you might get something out there. 

Also, i have a problem with your cause of poverty. What if these people could afford to have kids and further down the line lost their work or lost a partner or something like that? That would be beyond their own control