The Brutal Truth About How Childhood Determines Your Economic Destiny

[Kalidurga]

2. It won't do anything to shake most people out of believing the myth.

The fact is most the poor people I know work way harder than people that have always had money. They worked harder to get good grades. They worked harder when they were in college many didn't make it through for some reason or another and it wasn't they just didn't want to. But, if they had money in many cases it would have helped smooth over a lot of problems like childcare issues or having to quit because someone in the family got ill and they needed more care. People with money don't understand things like if your car breaks down and you live several miles away from a bus system you are basically sol, they think well why didn't you just rent a car while your car was broke down.

The truth is it is just easier to blame people for being poor than it is to say let the first two years of college or trade school be free. Maybe even going up to four years. And having a support system for single parents and poor families. Also another weird thing is most poor families I know are intact. Which is weird because I was told that the reason there is so much poverty is cause single moms. And I have known quite a few single parents as well. It's not at all uncommon. But, mostly I know intact families. So, we can ponder all day long why some people make it and others don't. But, I am pretty sure the reason is, that the PTB doesn't want a well educated population and they rather like having a desperate work force.