DIYbanter - Fix the problem of being poor: Was: Rethugs to terminate both PBS & NPR. Fat chance

On Sun, 20 Feb 2011 06:24:02 -0800 (PST), "
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On Feb 19, 11:45*pm, Hawke wrote:

It's the jobs, man. Most jobs pay jack ****. You can't get ahead no
matter how hard you try. Only a small portion of all work pays enough to
actually move up. Everyone is fighting for those few positions. It's
like getting a job on TV. There's just not many of them. There's plenty
of jobs cleaning up but not many being on TV. So the few who get on TV
make millions and the rest make peanuts cleaning the place up. When you
get a system where normal jobs pay well then you'll see poverty end. But
as long as the pay for most work is chickenfeed then most people are not
going to have very much.

Hawke

More Hogwash. Most people do not get ahead because they are not
focused on getting ahead. True everyone can not be above average.
But everyone can save. There are numerous stories of how someone who
lived a quiet life leaves bucko money to the church or a charity.
There are also numerous stories of actors who made good money but
spent it freely and died broke.

Read the book " The Richest Man in Babylon " by George S. Clason

And "The Millionaire Next Door" by Stanley and Danko

Dan