Monday Night Football

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by skippy3481

He we go a crusade against the republicans because of course bush hates poor people and several ethnic groups. Most people are poor because they choose to be. They lack education, a financial sense, and most times a willingness to work until they succede. This is evidenced by the huge amount of people on welfare, that don't have jobs. I work in the inner city man. I'm around homeless and poor people all the time. The key to them being middle class is not to give them money, its to educate them. But one can't educate someone without them wanting it first. There are so many government programs out there to help financally challenged people go to college, but they have to accept it first. I absolutely refuse to just give people money for being poor.

How many times do I hear that catch phrase..."the poor are poor because they choose to be"! No...the poor are poor because they are poor! Folks that are middle class see the poor as lazy etc because they see the world in a certain way and ASSUME everyone sees it the same! Shadows on the cave wall...one person's reality is another person's unattainable shadow! Middle class values say...work hard=get ahead=better life. Poor folks see life from their daily reality...work hard=run into a brick wall=nothing ever changes. When we assume that everyone's reality is the same, we can never understand each other! The only way to change the perceptions of hopelessness and helplessness that exist in that "other America" today is to build a fair society...and you don't do that by pandering to the rich and powerful! Those levies should have been repaired, the government should consider the needs of all the people not just the rich and influential...handouts aren't what I'm calling for...basic equality is!