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Originally Posted by crockett
I think many of you that seem to think that just because someone is poor means they are lazy welfare queens really need a reality check. There are many hard working poor people but most of them have no clue how to get out of that position.
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Let's not forget that also, for many they are sitting 200 yards before the start line. It's *fucking* hard to even get to the start line from that position, and from then on in make headway. I'm currently in a world of shit after doing pretty well for a number of years, and I can tell you from experience that once you start getting bogged down and sucked under, things are extraordinarily hard. Not impossible, as I'm making headway and expect to be out of this shit in 6 - 12 months, so I do agree that hard work + mental attitude is VERY significant, but yeah, like others have said, don't be so quick to 'judge' or believe that it's a simple case of 'work hard and save up'. That just isn't how it happens.
I've had what you might call a 'colourful' life, which includes being homeless at about 16/17 years of age, a spell in prison, and blah blah etc etc, and while I'm definitely not saying 'woe is/was me', I needed the generosity of others (not in a monetary sense) to be able to pull myself out of that treacle-filled swimming pool, and further myself. Been there and done that, and that's why I'll never, ever, pull the ladder up and judge another person based on where they currently are.