We Need Poor People

I was talking to a guy at work today, some how we got on the subject about how he thinks that the government has a plan and a system to keep poor people poor and the rich people rich. That was one of the stupidest thing I have ever heard.

Fact is, this counrty needs people of low income. Who is going to clean the rich people's homes? Who is going to work at a car wash making minimum wage, or work at a fast food restraunt and pass out fries and burgers? Someone has to do it. Just like someone has to be a brain surgeon. We need people to work on brains, just like we need people to work on transmisions. That brain surgeon will hire a maid working for eight buck an hour, a lawn man, go to a car wash, and go on vacations where he will spend more money in hotels and the maid who cleans his room will make minimum wage.

My point is, people are poor because they choose to be. When a person does poorly in school because they are skipping class or on drugs and having kids at 17 18 and 19 they screw thier entier life up. Thus, having kids they dont go to collage and get formal education . I m not saying everyone should go to college. Are we going to have a person with a masters degree washing cars for a living? Unlikely. Those who dont go to college can just as easily get a good paying job by working hard and learning a skill. Welding dose not requre collage but you can make really good money doing it. But it is a skill you have to practice at it and put a lot of effort into it. Along with many other skilled trades. Effort is something alot of poor by choice people don't have.

Being poor is a choice, not a plight. People's lives play out by the choices they make. If you dont have a job at all, that's a choice. If you have a low paying job, that's a choice. No one forces anyone to work a certain job. When your hired, you know what the wage will be. So why take it if it doesnt pay enough. It is so easy to get one the job training these days. You just have to try, and actually stay long enough to get a decent wage.

I know there are certain people who are poor because of a tragedy or unexpected problem in life. But they are minorty among the poor. But most people are poor because they choose not to better themselves and thier situation. They dont do anything to not be poor. They collect unemployment, get "food stamps," and just essentially sponge as much as they can from the government. All the while they are blaming the same government who is giving them assistance for thier being poor in the first place.