1. You had some pot when you were a teenager, ended up in jail. Once you got out of jail, it is near impossible to find a decent job as a felon, even if you had

1. You had some pot when you were a teenager, ended up in jail. Once you got out of jail, it is near impossible to find a decent job as a felon, even if you had the work ethic and expertise. What is your plan in this case, without outside help? 2. I once worked for a financial services firm in NYC. One day I see this 20 year old intern - sharply dressed, smooth talker. But she did almost no work. I was wondering how did she get the internship. Guess what? Her mom worked there. There must be hundreds of kids who were more qualified than her, but she got (and kept) the internship, thanks to her mom's connections. If you are a poor student, how are you gonna compete with her? 3. I know of people who work as hard as anyone else, still earn the same income year after year. There is near zero chance for promotion. If they switch jobs, it is the same scenario in the new job. What is your advice for them? It is very offensive (and honestly, just plain dumb) to claim that poor people have attitude problem. Upward mobility is not as easy as it is portrayed. Maybe it was easy 40 years ago, not today.