LMU Uncle Alfred said:
sc94597 said:
The middle class and rich work just as many if not more hours than the poor from my experience. "Living in a ghetto" is such a ridiculous stereotype. Most "ghettos" are not how they are advertised on television. I only saw ghettos of those type when I would visit my dad who lives in New York City.
While there were times my mother had two jobs, if she were responsible with her money she wouldn't have to do that. Of course, it was the same decisions that kept her poor in the first place that lead to this. She should not be rewarded for these decisions with even more exhorbiant benefits than she already received.
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You also don't make that much though if you're poor. You constantly see other people being more successful and have a happier life. The work isn't as fulfilling or meaningful. It can be very frustrating and depressing being poor. It depends on if you care to get further in life or not. A lot of people do want to get further and they definitely have the ability, but they latch on to drugs or alcohol to help make the frustration and pain of being where they are go away; and thus keeping them down longer and most of the time forever.
If you don't care, it can be easy being poor or anything for that matter. But people usually do care so it's typically not easy.
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That is a good point. I personally don't believe happiness is tied with money so much after a certain point. If you have shelter, food, and necessities you can be happy. There are many middle-class and rich people who are less happy than poor people I know because they are still overburdened with responsibilities even though they are making more money. So it is all about perspective. It is healthy to have a concern about your financial status, but it becomes unhealthy when you start to feel as if you aren't measuring up to how others are, despite having a lot of stability and progress yourself.
