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Originally posted by sixate
That wasn't the point. The point is that in America we have recourses to get educated and make cash... Is there any way possible that Iraqi's could educate themselves or make a great living under Saddam. Obviously, no. Since people in America do have the resources to get educated and make cash, why doesn't it happen? People are lazy. Period. People don't want to have to work. Do you have a better explanation? Motivation has absolutely nothing to do with human rights or the government. A quick question, would you rather smoke a joint/drink beer or go do some work.... I'd much rather work.
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Actually, despite what you may think, working hard does not a rich person make. There is a certain amount of drive that it takes to be successful financially(provided you weren't born rich), but there is more to it than that. To say that the poor and uneducated are poor and uneducated purely because they are lazy is over-simplified nonsense (reaganomics, anyone?). What would happen to our economy if everyone somehow overcame their "laziness" and went and got themselves a college education or a techinical degree? Would there suddenly be enough jobs for them? Would these new, magical jobs pay more than 6 dollars an hour? No, you'd just end up with millions more over-qualified burger flippers with students loans to pay off. The american economy can't exist without a mass of lower class people- who is going to do the shit work? Despite the whole, "if you work hard enough, you'll be rich and successful" argument we are spoonfed as americans since kindergarten, sometimes, no matter how hard you work, you end up with shit.