Are poor people in America, stupid/lazy?

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It's too complex for a short post, but it involves breakdown of family, lack of access to quality education, etc.

dapixelator

It is all sorts of factors which contribute to people being poor-- stupid and/or lazy are just two. Some people can only do menial jobs-- that means they get paid crap.

Poor does not equal lazy or stuipd either. Nor does it mean you're on welfare. There are tons of poor hard working people.

It is a fact of life...

cha cha

no, the impoverished are not all stupid or lazy. that question of yours just oozes with ignorance. it's super complicated to explain the situations of every poor family or person in America. some people work extremely hard but can never get ahead. and there are some loop holes in America's "perfect" democracy.

iRoxWorlds

because some are lazy and probably weren't taught good values or morals
to yo: wtf man??!! you are soooo wrong for writing that mexicans n blacks are "stupid and lazy", from what i know mexicans take the jobs u dont want and are truly hard workers your probably the lazy one

linda f

not all of them, but lets face it there are people who would,nt work if they had too, easier to get free bees

Calliope

Wow, some of the answers I have seen are literally just disgusting.

Some people are poor because they were born into a poor family and didn't have the access to an ivy league education, you nasty little twits.

Some people are poor because they are disabled in some way and unable to work.

Some of them straight up could just not afford college. I am 28 and STILL trying to get enough money for college.

Some had kids too young and instead of having abortions, they took a very hard route to raise said children. (Not that abortion is an easy decision in and of iteself.)

Some people are poor because they believe in one parent being home with the kids and so do not have two incomes.

Some people are poor because of drugs addictions. (Anyone who says rich people don't also suffer from this is obviously quite blind.)

Some people lost their homes and lives in natural disasters, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, tsumanis, etc.

Some people work hard as hell all their lives and never achieve the same things another person does.

Some people starting out find it hard to get ahead in a world that charges outrageous prices for things such as food, gas, and housing.

So, are poor people lazy and useless? No. People who make assumptions without thinking, without walking a mile in another's shoes, and without human compassion---now THAT's lazy.

wyldfyr

Clinton reformed welfare. Able bodied people must now work or get cut off from welfare. There are still children, seniors, and disabled people who legitimately need welfare. The image of the lazy welfare bum is an obsolete stereotype left over from the Reagan administration.

acierinox

if you get all that stuff for free, what's the point in working ?

Lisa

Sometimes they're stupid. Sometimes they're lazy. Sometimes people just fall on hard times and need a little help to keep a roof over their head and support themself and feed their families.

Phade3

Unfortunately, everyone can't be well-to-do in society, There's a myriad of reasons why we have poor people no matter what their ethnic background is. Racism, family structure break down, lack of quality education, low self esteem, greed etc etc al play a part in poverty. No one sat around and held a caucus on poverty and decided that certain ethnic groups would be more prone to live in poverty.

We have just as many lazy white people in America as we have lazy blacks and others.

F. Perdurabo

Wow - man, I've read some trippy surrealist fiction in my day but I feel that now I've reached the pinnacle of obscenely fun yet utterly confusing prose.

Your question digs to the very basis and foundation of humanity - why did tribes take the weakest out and kill them? Why were male children given rites of passage to bring them into manhood? Why are there poor?

Tomes weighing over 10 pounds and thousands of pages long have attempted to answer that and none have yet given me a satisfactory answer.

FP

saonara6774

wow off subject, but to say a individual is lazy or stupid based on the ethnic backround is immature and quite ignorant in itself. so too "yo" when you actually decide to pass the sixth grade please do come back and respond with a intelligent anwser.

Micky

I am a white American single mother recieving no child support who works her *** off for practically nothing to support her family. I had a scholarship due to a perfect GPA but lost it because I had to care for my grandmother. I cannot afford college and because I lost my scholarship, I cannot get financial help. There is no European American college fund therefore I am stuck.
There are many people in my position and it has nothing to do with laziness or stupidity.
Immigrants come over and get break after break because of Americans like me who are forced to pay for it.

kevin s

The temptation is always there for me to be lazy and it would be easy for me to be lazy but if I was I'd sure be poor.
There are hard working people I know that are poor and some of these have good jobs too. The problem can be they have more house than they can afford or too much other debt.
As far as stupid let's just say having a degree or any extra education or experience never hurt. Sometimes it has helped me get a job I otherwise would not have.
And of course some are poor due to no fault of there own ie: medical reasons and so on.

isisrocca82

It's the degradation of the American culture. It's the welfare state. It's the social decay.

And to "yo", I would be willing to bet that I (as a Mexican-American) am more educated than you, and have held more prominent positions in society than some idiot with back-wood ideas such as yourself.

Tina Beeahh

i dont believe americans are stupid and lazy.

i just dont think some of them appreciate education as much as the people in other countries.

i just recently got out of high school. it seemed like none of the kids who were in bad situations [such as addicted to drugs & etc.] wanted to continue to a college or school. because they were sick and tired of it.

during some of my childhood, i lived in the philippines where they did have schools but not for long. it was a completely different scenerio when i came back to america.

but anyways...
welfare has a limit. they dont count bills, or whatever else you need to pay. they go by salery which causes families who are over the limit to still be poor and not recieve any help.

crushinator01

There is such a thing as bad luck, this accounts for some of the poor people. Many though are either stupid/lazy/ or just satisfied with their lives

turner_kevin

dude this is a feminist country.gal is the main focus of attention."i am not a gay ". here everyone goes behind a gal waste their future instead of going to school . this is a country where u can marry like 2 or 3 times if u want such is the freedom . thats y our countrys divorce rate is higher than any other countries in the world. 66%. shocking isn't?. in schools most of them are dumb. no one show up to the school, starts smoking at a very early age.wow .... , every one is taken by the fantasies of the modern world. no prayers in homes, drinking, getting addicted to marijuana etc and lotzs of fun stuff going on. many of my friends doesnt even know how many states r there in us. but they know abt all kinds of movies. and ****. i am sad with the way my country is going pimp

Baltek

Unfortunately, no. I'm sure some are, but most of the poor are undereducated, not lazy. There is a difference. Most poor people have extremely menial jobs that require very heavy labor, thus making them not lazy. Most homeless people are also not lazy. America no longer institutionalizes those with mental illnesses that keep them from functioning well within society, thus, they end up homeless.

Sad state of affairs.

1love

I might be wrong for assuming but they have immigrants from Africa, the Caribbean, and they are teaching in top university and they also hold down good jobs. don't stereotype get out there don't be scared to mingle with people. instead of looking at the media they will show you what they want for you to know and believe. That why most third world country is so behind the media plays a big part of how they perceive black in America or in general minorities. there are poor lazy and stupid whites in America just as they are poor lazy / stupid blacks but of course you know which one the media will parade on TV 10 out of 10 times .

EQUAL HYPOCRITE

Especially the Anglos who bum off at intersections. With fake signs requesting for work to eat [LOL] then when taking them up on their offer, getting SHOCKED just like most of you will. When you end up in jail,dead bed,divorced,or when losing a claim on your parents estate,policies for having abandon them during their last days, etc-etc.....

NONAME

America is NOT a Democracy. We are a Constitutional Republic.
Crack open a book.

Peanutbutter Goddess ~ PM!

Poor people in America are doing what they can!

You fool! I'm poor! I'm a collage student going FULL TIME, and HELL! Ill be knocked over cold if I were considered stupid/lazy! I'm beating myself up trying to get an job around this illegal infested area! ACK!
You DARE compare Americans with scum and filth...it angers me much.

FriendlyJuiceBoxKissesNow

Yes SOME are lazy and/or stupid. However, most are not. They're members of the underclass. Their fathers were poor, their great-grandparents were poor, and they can not seem to get out of the cycle. They may have free high school, but in order to survive they need to quit school and work to pay for food and shelter. Some of these people work VERY hard to make minimum wage.

The immigrants are able to make it good here because of one major difference-- they EXPECT to succeed. The poor Americans don't have these expectations, they think if it happens, then it happens.

Some poor Americans do want to succeed but can't. They don't have the money to even APPLY to college, much less go there. There are scholarships and loans out there, but not enough for every poor person in this country. Others don't even know about those opportunities. They just think they're not that type of person and couldn't fathom going to a higher education.

About medicaid, not everyone qualifies for this, and not everyone knows about it. It is a luxury, but not everything is covered by it.

There are just SO many reasons why some Americans can't make it in America. Pick up a book at your library or enroll in a college class about this if you want a deeper/longer reason. You will feel enlightened and sickened afterwards.

Razor Jim

Some poor people have been on welfare for generations. There were some reforms a few years ago that placed a time limit on the welfare. This forced millions of them to go get a job. America is wide open and free. You are free to be successful and also free to do nothing for yourself and be poor.

The short answer is those that are poor in America are usually involved with drugs and having babies too soon.
They are free to choose this life.

JConly

Are poor people in Asia and Europe, stupid/lazy?
in a country where there is welfare, free h.s., democracy, freedom of speech, medicaid etc. what is the excuse of a poor Asian or European?
why is it that so many immigrants come here from America, hold spots in top universities and take in good jobs. these immigrants came from countries who couldnt give them democracy, medicaid etc, thats why they left. if the immigrants can make it without those luxuries, why cant Asians and Europeans with those luxuries?

Not quite metro. Ever hear of sarcasim? I thought not. Go back to school and learn a few things unless making a fool of yourself is a hobby of yours. Which by the way you are quite good at. I'm still waiting for you to disprove my stats. Waiting......waiting.....

T-Bone

Worse than that... They're useless.

metro900

To JC: Now you cant even think of your own posts you have to copy the author's post(you did it yesterday too). Keep trying.

To the Author: Yes they are stupid and/or lazy. There is no excuse for any american to not go to college if illegal immigrants are able to. None at all.

talupah

how much for some mexican booty

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