> tBone wrote: > It honestly doesn't sound to me as though you were poor when you were > displaced by "an act of god" either.
If I was poor and only read Dana's posts on this topic I would sure get the impression there was no hope. She talks on and on about how complicated things are, how everything is out of your personal control, how unaccountable we all are for our position. My contention is simple: 80% of those living below the poverty line can be taught to live above it permanently. Some has suggested that "taught" is an insult ... I don't understand that because I wasn't born knowing how to manage money, engineer my career, or manage my psychology issues. I was taught how to do all of that and had I not been I bet I'd be financially broke. Great Story: This engineer I used to work with escaped from Cambodia in the 70s as a young 20 something. His boat was straffed by a shore patrol and most people in the boat died immediately or shortly after. He played dead and the shore patrol shot it full of holes to sink it. A few of the occupants, however, survived and stuffed clothes "etc" into the boat holes and were able to make it out. Eventually he made his way to America which, when he arrived, he didn't have even have a penny. He worked odd jobs, went to college, got an engineering degree and now makes a great living. Certainly he probably less mentally burdened than some, but does it really make sense that even, say, 50% of poor couldn't be helped out it? Not to me. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| CF 8 â Scorpio beta now available, easily build great internet experiences â Try it now on Labs http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=labs_adobecf8_beta Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:237376 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
