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people who are poor are usually not stupid. being poor is also a direct result of onces environment and the social and economic status of their parents. should
by kazen44 5y ago
people who are poor are usually not stupid.
being poor is also a direct result of onces environment and the social and economic status of their parents.
should we just accept that capitalism punishes the poor for something they have no control over?
- ajsnigrutin 5y agoI didn't say poor, I said stupid. Some people earning good wages now, would also buy new cars, and be fscked when they get old, and some people earning low wages now, would still invest the 'extra' 25% into something, that'll last until they need it to retire. ...but we do live in a system, that rewards such behaviour, so yeah...
- tapland 5y agoThe poor people's 25% isn't seldom a small small small small fraction of a more wealthy person's 25%. Low wage workers here (also Europe) can barely save any money (if at all), and have something like at least a 10x increase in disposable income after living expenses from moving in with someone, or getting a well paying senior dev job. It's not always an individual's actions having this effect, and if you decide to punish or reward based on it you are not rewarding based on morally reasonable metrics.
- pkdpic_y9k 5y agoI live across the street from a homeless camp in California in a house I dont deserve, my parents are amazing people and had no retirement plan and I have no idea whats going on or what Im going to do when Im too old to work and get fired from whatever bs tech company Im working for when Im 35 and Im just realizing it. Its 1:30 in the morning and my babys gonna wake me up in four hours. America is insane.