John Harvey wrote: > You know, I could be totally wrong, but my experience, having been in > thousands of the "poor" homes is this. They have plenty of money for beer, > wine, cigarettes,etc. They can get money when it's for self gratification, > but not so much when it's for paying the bills. Life is about choices, and > their problems almost always stem from taking lefts when they should have > gone right. It's a complex problem, and it has always been with us. As I > recall, Jesus said something about the poor always being around. They were > around then, they are around now, and they will be around in the future. > Stupid people, make stupid decisions, and many times the results ain't so > good. This is not to say all poor people are stupid, but I think many are. > You can do all you want to help them, but they just don't get it.
Hi John! One of my pet theories is that poor nutrition is a factor in addictive behavior. However, I have had no funding to research this, and don't expect any. The big money doesn't want any research in this direction, obviously. > The poor typically subsist on the least expensive food available. -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
