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Originally posted by Naeem82
lol @ the posters who COMPLETELY missed his point
there is a lot of truth to what he said, the rich dont know/understand what it is to be poor, to have all your path's decided for you or severely limited
and the margins are only growing, even the stupid blind sheeple are starting to see it
a good question to ask yourself is how many people really get to go from poor --> middle --> rich --> wealthy --> elite
the steps are hard to break, because the monetary system and resources are a zero sum game
your not going to harvard if you were born in a ghetto
your not going to own a plane/ferrari/etc in the middle class
your not going to own a home/business if your in the poor or young
and soon you wont even own yourself, wake up
[edit on 5-7-2009 by Naeem82]
Originally posted by canadianmouse
Originally posted by Naeem82
lol @ the posters who COMPLETELY missed his point
there is a lot of truth to what he said, the rich dont know/understand what it is to be poor, to have all your path's decided for you or severely limited
and the margins are only growing, even the stupid blind sheeple are starting to see it
a good question to ask yourself is how many people really get to go from poor --> middle --> rich --> wealthy --> elite
the steps are hard to break, because the monetary system and resources are a zero sum game
your not going to harvard if you were born in a ghetto
your not going to own a plane/ferrari/etc in the middle class
your not going to own a home/business if your in the poor or young
and soon you wont even own yourself, wake up
[edit on 5-7-2009 by Naeem82]
I disagree!
You can go to Harvard if you live in the Ghetto. Get great grades and work hard and you can get into Harvard.
People can own anything on credit. As well you can own a plane if you were middle class. Sure it wouldn't be a jet but with the cost of fuel why would you want a jet? As for a Ferrari, you could own one if you have good credit and take out a big loan or lease it.
There are programs to get you your own home or business if you are poor.
Things are out there if you utilize them. You have to be willing to put in time and research how to achieve any goal you can. I might be middle class but I grew up poor and started off poor. I know many people who are well off that grew up very poor but kept that as their focus to achieve what they have achieved in life.
Again, life is what you make of it. Rich people don't need to know what it is like to be poor, the poor don't need to know what it is like to be rich. Just follow your own path and work for yourself and your own goals. And life will be happy regardless.
We work our entire lives to be able to go to college, get a job, save up for retirement, etc then die.