What is your excuse for being poor?

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The Answer Man	Hookers, drugs and alcohol can get very expensive. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

HokiePaul	my ex-wives; j/k :) Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Dante	I have no self-confidence, and therefore cannot get a job. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

keoki9	Okay, you're in charge. Try to fit that into a political platform, LOL! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Hope	I wouldn't say it the way you did, but some people don't know any other way to live only off of somebody else. Some people take the easy way out some people don't, but their is allot of people who have tried to make it on their own and theirs know way with what places pay you for min wage come on i know a few people who are trying to go to college and have a job but they don't make anything they aren't given the hours they were told when they was hired. You cant blame everyone who has this problem because its not always their fault its all of our problem for not doing more for others and thinking we are better than them.. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

shkabaj	I don't think they are stupid. I think that some people can not realize that working for your money is what takes you through life, finacially at least. Some people just want to be in the other side and not worry so much about money. Money is an improtant thing but it will never guarantee happiness and other things that I can't recall from the top of my head. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Jester	Wow are you always this anal or did you not get your daily enema today. It must be nice to be so f'n privileged and to be such a spoiled brat. Ya know some of us got the raw end of the stick and we do what we can to take care of our kids and house ON OUR OWN and not have to have or mommy and daddy pay for it all. God you are such a b*itch and very frigid too I bet, but I guess no man has been close enough to find out or else you wouldn't be this way. Enjoy your stuck up life. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Doris D	no i dont think its annoying sometimes people are sick and what money they had was paid to the drs. and for meds that they hope will let them live long enough to at least see their kids grown, and if their lucky they might see their grandchildren. at least i hope i do!!!!! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

zory	GOD bless you because i have job probably better than you but when you are the only one working because you're mom is at home and you're dad is dying of cancer in a bed at home and you're mother is taking care of him leaving her job there is nothing to do but to ask for help. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

racha	Some people are victims of their circumstance. I live in the Bay Area of California and nothing is cheap here. It takes my income with my moms just to pay rent. And I'm not going to say poor me because we choose to live in this area. But I do work in a low paying job because I have no college education. We cant afford to send me. I hear everyone around me say that I can still go they have student loans and tuition assistants, but what people fail to realize is in order to afford to live you cant take time off your job to educate yourself. you need that income to survive. Not everyone is blessed with having money. Not everyone can afford an education. Babies I agree is their stupidity, but other factors are not entirely their fault. Have you ever seen that program 30 days? They tried to live 30 days on minimum wage and Barley survived, and they had certain "hand outs". So by you grouping these people all in one group, well that makes you the stupid one. Try living in the lower-middle class without your mommy and daddies $$ and the education they bought you and I guarantee you'll see the rich as annoying. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

suzsuz75	WOW!!!!! That's great good for you. have you ever stopped to think that something happened or there was a sudden illness in their lives. Sometimes shi* happens and by the way smartypants did you ever think there is more to life than money. I had money and was married in a horrible relationship. I had to take the kids out before something else happen to us. We had money the ex-husband made great money still was not happy,(AND YES I HAD AND STILL HAVE A GREAT JOB) so let me tell you I got remarried and we do not have the things we use to have but being LOVE and having a LOVING FAMILY is a whole lot better than have money so in our family we are VERY VERY VERY RICH MONEY DOESN'T FIX ALL OR MAKE YOU HAPPY. and you are the one who is complaining if you are so rich then point the people who are having a hard time in the right place(your money). you sound a little to overconfident you are just PLAN RUDE AND BY THE WAY THEY ARE STILL PEOPLE WITH FEELING UNLIKE YOU SO ONE DAY IF YOU SHOULD FALL I HOPE YOU REMEMBER WHAT YOU HAVE SAID. ( THERE MY NOT BE MOMMY OR DADDY TO PICK YOU UP) Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

just me	guess you are rich and succesful or you have rich parents that paid for your college lucky you Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

brett.brown	When your truly disadvantaged its not just as easy as getting in to college and then just getting a job. Although having children you can't support perpetuates this cycle, I think you need to reevaluate your perspective on underprivileged. Just try and imagine how hard it is to be a high school student who parents are fat, lazy, dirt poor and are everything you hate. How successful is that person going to be in high school? Not successful in high school means you have no hope for college, which means you have no hope to get a descent job however doesn't mean you don't deserve the same simple joys of life such as a spouse and the love of a child. Think before you speak. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Goose&Tonic	How kind of you to put this under the topic of "cancer". You're a real warm-hearted person, aren't you? I think people such as yourself who have zero understanding of what it is like to be poor are annoying. You admit it yourself, you've never been there, you don't know what it is like to claw your way out. Don't get me wrong, I totally agree that there are millions of opportunities in this country but that doesn't mean that everyone is cabable or able to take advantage of them. And it doesn't mean that all the people who were inordinantly lucky, such as yourself, become rich and successful either. Many suck off the teat of their parents for years and then become burdens on society. I'd suggest getting over yourself and realizing that you're spoiled and fortunate. Stop looking down on others and start focusing on being a better human being. Sersa: What is a "snub"? If you're going to try and insult someone, at least use the right word! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Maggie	I'm glad I'm poor because now I know that I am not a snobby and annoying. I know people who have trustfunds they dont have jobs they dont go to college they just sit at their house doing nothing but lazying around and getting money off of their dead grandmother. I have a job I went to school got an education went to college and I'm still making a ** wage at a job. SO ** YOU you dont need to judge me. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

sersa	YOU sound like a RICH snub. NOT all poor people have this attitude. ALSO not all people care to be rich and have the headaches that goes along with having money. Like I said YOU SOUND LIKE A S N U B It would serve you right to lose everything you have. Just to see how it feels like to have to do without. YOU are the stupid one to be thinking this way. S N U B Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

domy	well if they are poor how can they go to school? also it's not easy for them to get a nice job. there isn't many companies where they want to hire poor people. most of the time, when poors find a job, it's not a job where they learn about their qualities, it's usually repeatitive and boring work. also these people have many difficulty to accept themselves. Try to be positive, optimist and determinated when everybody says you are a loser. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Graham H	pride comes before a fall Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

things that make you go hmmmm	no your the annoying ***** Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Dovie	Wow, pretty intolerant. I hope that your life turns out exactly the way that you feel it should, but that doesn't happen for everyone. Mistakes happen. People start out disadvantaged. I will agree that you probably get what you accept, but some people have been beaten down with problems (not always of their making) and need help to get back up. Please think hard before you castigate others for their perceived problems. It could happen to you sweetheart and surely you would want someone to give you a hand, or your parents, or your child or your friend. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

lepninja	Most people who are really rich and successful don't feel the need to go around saying so. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

BriteHope	Oh boy, where to start with this one? Let's see...my excuse for being poor. How about this.... I went to college, graduated, and had a full time professional career. Then my hours were cut to part time. No problem. We were fiancailly stable enough for that. I was pregnant with our 2nd child (we lost the first one) so it seemed perfect. Our daughter was 10 months old when I got pregnant again, and yes, thing were going to be tight, but nothing we could not manage. We sold our house to buy a bigger one (double the sq footage) for a mere $6000 more than what we sold our house for (by ourselves, by the way, to save money). A week and a half later I was diagnosed with breast cancer at 29 years old and 8 months pregnant. I was induced the next day. Ok, so yadda yadda yadda...after chemo, radiation, and 6 surgeries later, we have NO money. We have spent close to $25,000 in the past 2 years on medical issues alone. Because of our lack of money I have worked through all of my treatment, and only took a medical leave when they cut off my boobs so I could live. But that's just dumb of me I guess. I should have just "gotten off of my big butt" and went back to work with the drainage tubes just a dangling out of my body. So let's see, I guess that makes me stupid (how dumb of me to get cancer) and annoying. So there you go. There is my "excuse" for being poor. What's your excuse for being an insensitive jerk posting something like that on the cancer board? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

glen f	I think people who complain about poor people are annoying, what do you think. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Jersey Boy	A better question, what is your excuse for not having compassion? I was out of work for 5 months due to downsizing and had to make the decision of health care or mortgage payments. I learned first hand how to be humble and thankful for the assiatance I got to help my family through this period. The stupid people are the ones that want to make things black or white and blame the victim. God help you that you and your family never has employment or health problems in your lifetime. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

lindavankerkhof	You sound like a spoiled ***** to me who has always had everything. We need poor people, you know. They sweep your streets and empty your garbage cans. Just imagine a society where everybody's rich and highly educated - who will grow your potatoes? It's totally impossible that EVERYBODY is rich and successful. Some people just aren't that intelligent, and a plumber doesn't make that much money. They would all rather be doctors and professors, but nature won't let them! Are you actually blaming them for that?? Also, the system in your precious USA is such that poor people can't go to good schools, they can't get any insurance or whatever, so they are never able to give their kids a good education or go to the doctor when they get sick, so they only get sicker and poorer. In the USA there are actually much LESS opportunities then in, say, Europe - here, everybody gets an equal chance. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

floridaman39us	You sound like a spoiled rich kid. Your mommy and daddy paid for your college. Some people didn't have the same opportunities you did to attend college. After you have kids and a low paying job, how can you afford college? I paid for college on my own, but I worked full time during the day, then attended classes at night. Don't criticize people unless you have walked in their shoes. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Sara	People like you are annoying. People who think that because you're not poor it's ok for you to ridicule other people who aren't as fortunate as you. I, myself, have lived a poor life solely because I grew up in a poor family. I put myself through college and I have no kids yet the fear is always there. The fear that I will never be finacially stable because growing up I never knew anyone who was finacially stable. To this current day none of my family is finacially stable. Yet, I'm determined to do better than they are, even moved across the country by myself to do so (currently Michigan's economy is shot to pieces and you'd have better luck winning the lottery than getting a decent job). I'm only 21 and I'm still not finacially stable (again the fear is still lingering) but I'm doing something about it. I'm not saying I'm poor right now but not everyone who is poor is as you described. Please, have more of an open mind. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

elaeblue	Oh what a snotty little **** you are. Who are you to say what others should do. Mommy and Daddy gave you everything not everybody is so lucky young lady!!!!!!! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Bat Thumb	Gee, must be nice to be a rich little snot, eh? I dug ditches at 16. Spent 4 years in the miltary, with a family to support. Went back to laying pipe, driving a truck, operating heavy epquipment, and welding for another 4 years. Then got laid off. Decided I needed a college education, which was paid for through the GI Bill, and worked part-time to support said family. Was a street cop for nine years, four of which I continued my education (full course load and rotating shifts...feel glad you didn't have to work while going to college). Now, I'm on my own and make a decent wage, but thankful I got to experience the real world instead of having someone GIVE me everything. I had to earn it. Not everyone's fortunate enough to be born with a silver spoon shoved up their ***. I'm glad I wasn't. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Notu	Walk a mile in someone else's shoes before you judge them. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

trafficjams	It all starts with family. From generation to generation you have to instill in your kids to be as successful as possible, to go to college, to get that good job, and to raise their kids the same way. I agree with you 100%. I don't understand why anyone would want to live a life like that. Anyone who is living that way didn't have parents who taught or showed them how to be successful. It's about priorities too. A lot of people's priorities are all out of order when you have a lame job, 5 kids, not married, and struggling for a meal everyday. But, a lot of people may have lived very successfully and made some bad choices or things happened beyond their control and now live this same life so it's a 2-way street. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No