07-17-2008, 10:51 AM
I've never had to collect unemployment or welfare because I was always able to work, save, and invest. If we are talking about the extreme minority who are physically unable to do any kind of work that is one thing - that is what a safety net is for. But if you are talking about the loads who collect unemployment or welfare because they were irresponsible, didn't plan, kept having babies, kept not working when they could have, etc. that is another story.
Now, we were talking about INCOME, from work. I started off pretty poor, making 15K a year full time salary at my firs job. My parents were horrible with money, didn't have anything, couldn't help me much, didn't help me much, never had their own home (until relatively recently), and are the byproducts of bad habits and a lack of financial education. I made sure, when I was in school, that I would be the opposite of them. So there I was, working extra hours and side jobs, investing money each month. My point here is that one can make 11K working part time at a fast food place by me, on minimum wage. So I don't want to hear excuses for people that can work.
Now, we were talking about INCOME, from work. I started off pretty poor, making 15K a year full time salary at my firs job. My parents were horrible with money, didn't have anything, couldn't help me much, didn't help me much, never had their own home (until relatively recently), and are the byproducts of bad habits and a lack of financial education. I made sure, when I was in school, that I would be the opposite of them. So there I was, working extra hours and side jobs, investing money each month. My point here is that one can make 11K working part time at a fast food place by me, on minimum wage. So I don't want to hear excuses for people that can work.
