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re: Dennis Prager on why poverty does NOT cause crime
Posted on 11/18/14 at 1:32 pm to L.A.
Posted on 11/18/14 at 1:32 pm to L.A.
I wish conservatives would abandon their commonly-held trope that people could succeed if they would only try really hard. That's going to work for some people in some situations...but the problem isn't the PEOPLE. The problem is the SYSTEM. It's a system that ENCOURAGES dependence, poverty, and hopelessness -- not by design, but that's what happens.
Poor people are not all "lazy." That's a bullshite argument. Some of them are, but many are simply behaving rationally in terms of maximizing what they have. They are avoiding the risky behavior of taking chances that could potentially yield great success or, alternatively, great failure. Some people will take these risks, and that's fine. But you're not going to get people to do so en masse by telling them to just work harder -- the system is the problem. Change the institution, and people will change their calculations.
Poor people are not all "lazy." That's a bullshite argument. Some of them are, but many are simply behaving rationally in terms of maximizing what they have. They are avoiding the risky behavior of taking chances that could potentially yield great success or, alternatively, great failure. Some people will take these risks, and that's fine. But you're not going to get people to do so en masse by telling them to just work harder -- the system is the problem. Change the institution, and people will change their calculations.
Posted on 11/18/14 at 3:29 pm to GoBigOrange86
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Poor people are not all "lazy." That's a bullshite argument. Some of them are, but many are simply behaving rationally in terms of maximizing what they have. They are avoiding the risky behavior of taking chances that could potentially yield great success or, alternatively, great failure.
Poor people are indeed lazy. They would rather take welfare than take the risk of getting up before noon.
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