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The poor are a parasitic element, if we're talking about the same "poor". I'm not talking about the hard-working folks who bring in a crappy wage because their
by hugh3 16y ago
The poor are a parasitic element, if we're talking about the same "poor". I'm not talking about the hard-working folks who bring in a crappy wage because their skillset sucks, I'm talking about the folks who have decided that it's a better idea just to stand on a street corner with their hand out hoping to take advantage of the compassion of others.
- anigbrowl 16y agoIf by poor you mean lazy, then say lazy. Right now you are poor in karma because you were too lazy to articulate your idea more clearly, and have obviously offended several people enough to get downvoted. I wasn't one of them, but statements like 'the poor are a parasitic element' are pointlessly antagonistic.
- masterzora 16y agoWhile I'd clearly be wrong to state that there are no such people, I think it's important to note that even most people with the signs asking for money aren't doing so by choice. Once you're in a state where you really do need to beg for money for basic sustenance as such (which can happen surprisingly easily through no real fault of your own), it's really, really hard to get out, no matter how hard you try. And, in the meantime, while you are working to get out of it, you have to do something to live. There is some (insufficient, at least in the US) help available from government programs and whatnot, but even non-participation in such things is not always necessarily by choice. I've known a fair number of people who've worked their way out of poverty (my family among them), and I've known a larger number who have failed to do so by no real fault of their own. Your unkind generalisations are most definitely unwelcome.