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re: Nice opinion piece on income inequality from CNN
Posted on 4/10/14 at 10:02 am to Duke
Posted on 4/10/14 at 10:02 am to Duke
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Being pissed isn't, but let's stop acting like there aren't hard working poor people who didn't get a good hand for life. I worked some fast food/service jobs before returning to school. I saw this first hand. Pulling yourself up takes hard work, but it's not the only factor.
absolutely. but are you telling me not having home or money at 18 is a good hand and that my story is any less real because it worked out?
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Instead of hating on the poor for being poor, we should address the causes in the system that trap them in poverty.
i don't know a soul that hates the poor. just the wealthy that resent the people that want to take their money away and redistribute it.
the only trap of poverty is the Government ran welfare system.
This post was edited on 4/10/14 at 10:04 am
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Posted on 4/10/14 at 10:11 am to 3nOut
Eddie: Agreed.
NO!
You made a shitty hand a winner. I for one am certainly not discounting that.
It's part of the trap, but again not the end all be all. Access to healthcare, quality education, a tax code that isn't build to funnel money to certain groups and instead incentivize work. The goal should be a better system for all, not one that just redistributes for the sake of it and creates an incentive structure that makes it better to not work than to go get a job. Not that it's just that easy to find a job, but we can do more to help and without "stealing" from Peter to pay Paul.
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are you telling me not having home or money at 18 is a good hand and that my story is any less real because it worked out?
NO!
You made a shitty hand a winner. I for one am certainly not discounting that.
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the only trap or poverty is the Government ran welfare system.
It's part of the trap, but again not the end all be all. Access to healthcare, quality education, a tax code that isn't build to funnel money to certain groups and instead incentivize work. The goal should be a better system for all, not one that just redistributes for the sake of it and creates an incentive structure that makes it better to not work than to go get a job. Not that it's just that easy to find a job, but we can do more to help and without "stealing" from Peter to pay Paul.
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