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Americans Want to Believe Jobs Are the Solution to Poverty. They’re Not.
Posted on 9/16/18 at 2:30 pm
Posted on 9/16/18 at 2:30 pm
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Posted on 9/16/18 at 2:33 pm to ItzMe1972
It's sad watching left flail from giving Obama credit for this strong economy to trying to convince Americans that it's bad.
Posted on 9/16/18 at 2:35 pm to ItzMe1972
These urban Progs who rarely venture out beyond their bubbles are clueless how most of us live our lives.
Posted on 9/16/18 at 2:36 pm to Vacherie Saint
Trump: Economy is great!
Media and Dems: Thanks Obama!
American Public to Media and Dems: Da Fuq?
Media and Dems: The economy is shite.
Media and Dems: Thanks Obama!
American Public to Media and Dems: Da Fuq?
Media and Dems: The economy is shite.
Posted on 9/16/18 at 2:38 pm to udtiger
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Media and Dems: The economy is shite.
the economy isn't great for low skill people.. but it's not like it is ever actually good for low skill people
Posted on 9/16/18 at 2:41 pm to ItzMe1972
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Americans Want to Believe Jobs Are the Solution to Poverty.
Posted on 9/16/18 at 2:42 pm to ItzMe1972
quote:Well, that’s largely correct. Having a decent paying job won’t lift anyone out of poverty if they haven’t acquired the social capital to understand how to be responsible with that salary. Hell, half of US households don’t have enough money saved to cover an unexpected $500 expense without taking on debt. That’s atrociuous; clearly well over half of households have at least one full time worker.
Americans Want to Believe Jobs Are the Solution to Poverty. They’re Not
As a society, we are exceedingly stupid with how we spend our money. It’s why something like universal basic income can’t be successful in our culture, giving people money won’t help them for shite if they don’t know how to be responsible with it.
Posted on 9/16/18 at 2:45 pm to ItzMe1972
Tl;Dr version of the story: because people who come from shitty backgrounds and/or make shitty choices are still having problems, the success of the rest of the country is teh debil.
Posted on 9/16/18 at 2:49 pm to ItzMe1972
If jobs aren’t the solution to poverty what is? Socialism? Geez
Posted on 9/16/18 at 2:51 pm to ItzMe1972
I don't get how you can force people to not make idiotic monetary decisions without insane government overreach.
Posted on 9/16/18 at 3:13 pm to Daponch
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If jobs aren’t the solution to poverty what is? Socialism? Geez
I read a study about 15 years ago. I think it was Panel Study on Income Dynamics. I'm not gonna look it up, but one of the conclusions stuck with me:
Poor people (let's say 20K income) who actually work for it are much happier in life than poor people getting 20K in welfare from the govt.
Posted on 9/16/18 at 3:30 pm to Jcorye1
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I don't get how you can force people to not make idiotic monetary decisions without insane government overreach.
Proper upbringing and education can help. I know it’s not foolproof but it’s a start.
Posted on 9/16/18 at 3:54 pm to Daponch
wage growth is suppressed.. doesn't help. it's partly because of the "walmartization" of many markets. less competition among businesses who are hiring because the businesses are larger/more powerful than ever today.
This post was edited on 9/16/18 at 3:55 pm
Posted on 9/16/18 at 4:02 pm to Daponch
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If jobs aren’t the solution to poverty what is? Socialism? Geez
Bot having kids you can’t afford to take care of is the biggest solution i would think.
Posted on 9/16/18 at 4:05 pm to ItzMe1972
That was a poor example for the NYT to base its story around.
Drugs
Single mom
Bad choices
Drugs
Single mom
Bad choices
Posted on 9/16/18 at 4:31 pm to ItzMe1972
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It’s not that safety-net programs don’t help; on the contrary, they lift millions of families above the poverty line each year.
Sure....
I read some of the comments and of course most of them believe the solution is to remove negative consequences and demand employers pay “a living wage”.
I hate leftists. I didn’t always hate them, but I see now that they are evil.
Posted on 9/16/18 at 4:32 pm to ItzMe1972
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the NY Times
A Former Newspaper
Posted on 9/16/18 at 4:47 pm to ItzMe1972
Did the NYTs skip over the part about child support?
Posted on 9/16/18 at 4:50 pm to bmy
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the economy isn't great for low skill people
If only we had a president that wanted to keep more illegal “low skill” people out of our country thus making legal “low skill” people more valuable
Posted on 9/16/18 at 4:51 pm to DevilDogTiger
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If only we had a president that wanted to keep more illegal “low skill” people out of our country thus making legal “low skill” people more valuable
and increase the cost of goods for the other low skill people. here's a raise.. oh, and a dramatic increase in cost of living
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