I was serious with my comment.
There is ZERO reason to be poor... barring extreme reasons like disability, breadwinner death (but should have life ins), etc. A layoff is temporary and should not automaticly make you poor.
I grew up pretty poor for american standards. dad worked as a welder, mom stayed home with kids, we lived with grandmother, no cable, a/c, etc. I had a paper route to pay for the stuff i wanted.
What happened. I took out student loans and went to college. After that I got a decent job and went to grad school at night for my MBA. fast forward, I'm not poor anymore. there is no reason anyone couldn't do this. I'm not super smart, gifted or lucky. All it takes is desire and a plan.
No one told you to drop out of high school, become a janitor, smoke a pack a day and have 5 kids before the age of 25...
People need to take responsibility for their own lives... most of the time... you are where you are beacuse of your own choices.
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