Being Poor by John Scalzi
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crouwel, i don't claim to have any of the answers i only know my own experiences.
before i got my ass up, hit the pavement and started having to show of myself I didn't have shit either
borrowing money only helps in the short term
being BROKE is wuite a motivation
being so broke you eat only raman and koolaid then going to ramen and water then wishing you had enough for ramen will put your mind in places you won't willingly go
i'm not going to sit here and have some reverse racist fuck goozebump tell me how this country is... it cares about one color, not white or black but green, poor white people don't get any more respect than poor blacks
if he wants to keep complaining about a past our generation is not a part of well i can only understand why he has not gotten the success he so desires
get up off your ass and do something and maybe with some perseverance, hard work, and a lot of grains of salt you will earn your way up the ladder
until then sit there with your hand out wanting for freebies and see just how far you make it in this world
that goes for EVERYONE
sorry crouwel i wrote all that and i still believe...
being poor is a choice
but i will append it for clarification
it is a choice for those of age to seek gainful employment
children i do not think would choose to be poor but i dont want to believe that they themselves want to rise above poverty and will do something about it as soon as they can