Do you believe they are a cancer on our society, bleeding our resources, polluting our urban landscape and threatening our security?


What can be done politically to rid America of this abomination; the poor who are feckless, hopeless, lacking self-worth, motivation and any common levels of decency. We cannot afford to let them breed another generation of their kind.

RickJ

I hope you are being sarcastic.
I would not use any of those adjectives for the poor in general.

Sad Soul

Maybe some poor people hate being poor too?

I don't believe in sending food to poor nations, or using resources in the wrong way, like just handing food out food in shelters. That is only a disguise, and it does not actually help the poor advance.

I mean, why would we need people who make 6 dollars an hour, and work 12 hours a day anyway? WHO WOULD THAT BENNEFIT? Does it bennefit the poor? Does that help the poor... if not, then who does it help?

We need to start thinking of how we can prevent this social problem. And to not create even more poor people; for that would only increase our crime rates and instability of society.

We should also look at what makes poor people, and not be narrow minded enough to think that they are all just lazy. Just as it is very wrong to believe that a lot of rich people are cold-blooded individuals.

Maybe a whole lot of reading would help, from numerous perspectives, and thus numerous suggestions and theories will be found to help produce the BEST way to prevent there being poor people.

So I half-agree with you. I don't hate the poor, but I hate there being poverty.

Thanks for your post. I think a lot more people should focus on this issue.

labman

The poor are a problem. It is interesting. I was working on the Forbes 400 issue of Forbes magazine this morning. One article addressed the Forbes One Billion, the billion poorest people on earth. Forbes wants to look at constructive solutions to the problem. Finding workable ones would benefit all.

mountain_man

Are you freakin serious?

Dark_crow

There are far too many people who have nothing to lose. They go through generations with no decent jobs, no decent education, and no prospect of anything better. Is it any wonder they lack motivation and self worth.

Who created the urban ghettos, maybe that is the place to start?

Dark_crow

I don’t believe that there is a universal answer, but certainly in America we ought to be able to reduce the number greatly. In a capitalist society there will always be poor people.

I believe that there is a certain class of people who completely ignore the poor politically and believe that caring for the poor in strictly a charitable issue. That is, government in helping the poor is simply a matter of government theft.

mountain_man

Your initial statement was more harsh than I think you were meaning.

I think we (the US, government) need to stop spreading our selves so thin and getting invovled in every fight in the world and focus much more of our attention on issues raised within our borders. We are a young but strong country and need to create a foundation for ourselves in order to stay the course. That starts at home in the poverty stricken areas, with medical care, with immigration, etc

kindj

[quote=Dark_crow] They go through generations with no decent jobs, no decent education, and no prospect of anything better. Is it any wonder they lack motivation and self worth.

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I have to take some offense at this.

I have my Bachelor's Degree and am currently working on two Masters simultaneously. I work as a teacher, because that's where I feel I'm supposed to be.

I have a family of 5, and due to a whole slew of reasons, my wife does not work outside our home.

However, I have tremendous self-worth (most of the time), and am highly motivated.

Yet there are times when we've had to borrow money just to eat, and the way I see it, that makes us rather poor. We don't live beyond our means, but our means are rather meager.

Yet I've chosen this career path, not out of a desire to be wealthy, but rather out of a desire to touch the lives of our children in a positive and meaningful way.

So what would you have them do with me?

jillianleab

I hate people who are unmotivated and expect the world to bow to their every need. I hate people who have a false sense of entitlement. I hate people who place no value on themselves, their self-worth, or their accomplishments. Am I describing poor people? What about Paris Hilton, she's not poor and she fits the bill pretty well.

There are poor people who are poor because they refuse to work. I don't care much for them. There are poor people who are poor because of life circumstances which are beyond their control. Those are the people who need help.