[watsoninc]

Originally Posted by Broken Arrow

Thanks for the input, watsoninc. That I can agree with.



Ah, waitaminute. I hope that was some kind of dark humor, because I think some would not only disagree, but find that to be extremely offensive.

One can generalize that perhaps the poor have less options and avenues available to them, but lazy? And terrible with money?

I know a several people right now who are very good with their money, but be it medical conditions, or being laid off in this economy, or it's the farm life, and they're generally difficult to begin with... they just struggling right now.

And they're working hard too.

America may be the land of opportunity, but as one of my Sociologist once told me, sadly, that is only an idealistic notion, not a realistic one.

Thanks Broken Arrow

One of the saddest quotes I have heard are that "the hardest working people are the most poorly paid." There are plenty of hard-working people who are not paid very well in the US and definitely overseas. This by no means says that all poor people work hard or all rich people are slackers. I am just thinking that my landscaper appears to be working a lot harder and makes significantly less than say a Paris Hilton (annual income ~$7 million).