The Coming Obamacare Shock for 170 Million Americans

[Mr Puggsly]

the2real4mafol said:

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

If you're poor, there are grants (free money) you can easily get from the government to attend school. Its extra easy if you have kids.

People who come out of college and unable to find a job probably chose a career with few jobs available. Many of those college graduates are also refusing jobs because they feel what they can get is below them. In my opinion, less people should go to college and consider trade schools instead.

Families that go into poverty due to losing work, illness, or death in the family are the minority. Most people living in poverty got there from poor decisions. If tax payers weren't so busy supporting people making bad decisions there would be more resources to help people that fell into hardship.