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>> America is indeed one of the wealthiest countries in the world, but that wealth is not spread evenly across the country. This is the blessing and curse of c
by at-fates-hands 9y ago
>> America is indeed one of the wealthiest countries in the world, but that wealth is not spread evenly across the country.
This is the blessing and curse of capitalism.
You have winners and you have losers. In strong economic times, the rising tides will lift all boats and everybody benefits. When the shit hits the fan, those who are prepared, suffer less. Those with no safety net will suffer more, but there's plenty of government assistance to help those people when they hit hard times.
You can cry however much you want to, but the opportunity is out there. You can take online free courses, you can get scholarships and get your college paid for. You can go to a technical college and be employed in a trade in two years if not sooner. The best thing is that ITS UP TO YOU to make it happen. You can sit around and watch everybody and life pass you by, or you can put in the effort, change things up and find a different route than your parents did to be successful.
Success is out there my friend, but nobody is going to just hand it to you.
- papaf 9y agoYou can cry however much you want to, but the opportunity is out there. There are numbers on this and they don't back up your argument at all. The US has some of worst economic mobility of developed countries [1]. Its almost as bad as the UK which has an archaic class system. You're perpetuating a myth. Also, this idea that people are "crying" about it is a myth. People are angry. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socioeconomic_mobility_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socioeconomic_mobility_in_the_...
- celias 9y agoWNYC did a five part series on poverty myths, including the myth of rags to riches for most people - http://www.wnyc.org/series/busted-americas-poverty-myths http://www.wnyc.org/series/busted-americas-poverty-myths