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Topic	Why are people poor?
Squall28 03/05/20 10:48:52 AM #80:	PsychicHippo posted... I can see both sides of this. On one hand I was born into a bit of money and had the luxury of paying for college in full, out of pocket, as well as every car I've ever owned. The only loan I've ever taken out is on my house, which I did before I was 30. I have no idea what it's like to be in debt or wonder where my next meal is coming from. That said, I did still work hard to make a name for myself, and as a college-educated, upper-middle class person, I still cannot land a job that pays more than about $15 an hour. It's always, "oh, you didn't intern or never did this or that." Frankly, after a while, being told no no no so often when you are clearly qualified (sometimes overly so) becomes so disheartening that it makes you not want to try any longer. I get it. so even though I have a cushion a lot of people don't have, I'm still in kind of of the same boat Well the thing is, getting an internship or doing a co-op is a key part of the college experience. Many students work even harder finding those positions than they did on their classes. I do admit it gets dicey here because a lot of people luck out and just know someone who can get them a job. I personally wish I put more effort into internship and interviewing early in my college years. it's not about what mentality you like, it's about what we can do to address the situation if anything, jmo; there is evidence that focusing on the things you can control and change is better for you, but at the same time there is plenty of evidence that living in poverty reduces your ability to make good decisions. without some level of material comfort it's not realistic to expect people to make 'good' decisions about long-term planning The solution to take out the systemic aspect of it would have to be drastic. It'd be some dystopian shit where you take kids away from their parents, and make sure everyone is raised equally. Or that you take away all consequences of personal decisions. Regardless of what you contribute, you get the same as everyone else. --- If you're going through hell, keep going. -Winston Churchill <cite>Squall28 posted [p:935265103] in Why are pe... [t:78451247]...</cite> <quote>PsychicHippo posted... </cite> <quote>I can see both sides of this. On one hand I was born into a bit of money and had the luxury of paying for college in full, out of pocket, as well as every car I've ever owned. The only loan I've ever taken out is on my house, which I did before I was 30. I have no idea what it's like to be in debt or wonder where my next meal is coming from. That said, I did still work hard to make a name for myself, and as a college-educated, upper-middle class person, I still cannot land a job that pays more than about $15 an hour. It's always, "oh, you didn't intern or never did this or that." Frankly, after a while, being told no no no so often when you are clearly qualified (sometimes overly so) becomes so disheartening that it makes you not want to try any longer. I get it. so even though I have a cushion a lot of people don't have, I'm still in kind of of the same boat</quote> Well the thing is, getting an internship or doing a co-op is a key part of the college experience. Many students work even harder finding those positions than they did on their classes. I do admit it gets dicey here because a lot of people luck out and just know someone who can get them a job. I personally wish I put more effort into internship and interviewing early in my college years. <quote>it's not about what mentality you like, it's about what we can do to address the situation if anything, jmo; there is evidence that focusing on the things you can control and change is better for you, but at the same time there is plenty of evidence that living in poverty reduces your ability to make good decisions. without some level of material comfort it's not realistic to expect people to make 'good' decisions about long-term planning</quote> The solution to take out the systemic aspect of it would have to be drastic. It'd be some dystopian shit where you take kids away from their parents, and make sure everyone is raised equally. Or that you take away all consequences of personal decisions. Regardless of what you contribute, you get the same as everyone else. --- If you're going through hell, keep going. -Winston Churchill</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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