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PRINCE C.J. BENJAMIN
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Re: Is Poverty Laziness ?
April 21, 2008 - 01:25 PM
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There are so many definitions of poverty, i cant go into all that now. but i will only say that poverty is not laziness. yes laziness is one of the factors that leads to poverty.
poverty is the state of mind, once you dont believe in yourself, you dont believe that you can be rich then you are poor. rich people are people who go beyond having a dream, believing in themselves, taking action, and never quit.
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Re: Is Poverty Laziness ?
April 22, 2008 - 12:32 AM
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mikecurtin wrote:
My observations here in the US have been that the poorest people usually work the hardest, not the least. This is especially true of immigrants from Central and South America, who for a long time have been stereotyped as "lazy" by some of the more ignorant members of our society.
This I agree with; not just for immigrants, but for Americans of all ethnicities and races. The world is full of hard-working people who will never climb above the poverty-line.
Laziness has little to do with anything. The economic system, on the other hand, has a good deal to do with poverty.
There are some communities that thrive on subsistence and do well for themselves: they live simple lives, grow their own food, make their own clothing, build their own homes and trade with others once in a while. The outsider would perceive them as poor people when, in truth, they aren't poor. They just don't have the same so-called standard of living. They have good food, clothing and shelter and are relatively healthy. They don't drive cars or have computers in their homes- but they are able to meet their basic needs. Urbanization and modernization change that picture.
When that type of community gets sucked into the global economy, it can no longer depend on subsistence for its survival. It has to pay taxes, has to send its kids to school, has to be able to afford medical care etc. So the communitiy sends its men, women and children into cities to look for jobs, or into factories or plantations... The people will be limited to the lowest paying jobs, which won't meet their basic needs. They are forced to live in slums, they can't afford public transportation and have to trek for miles to get to work (if they can find jobs). They no longer have land on which to grow food, so they have to buy food. As food is expensive, they are able to buy only the cheapest food, which doesn't meet their nutritional needs. Malnutrition leads to frequent illness among them and their kids, and makes them less productive members of society... Thus begins the cycle of poverty.
Education alone can't change that. Neither will leadership qualities. Poverty is structural/ systemic, so addressing it would require the investment of a lot of time, money, energy and innovative thinking.
This post was edited on: 2008-04-22 at 12:33 AM by: bumbuwazed
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Re: Is Poverty Laziness ?
April 25, 2008 - 05:04 AM
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There are no one point or answer for the question: "Is poverty laziness"?
If we think of poverty first, we can find out that poverty means a person with no income which is also unemployed.
Many people say that its government's fault that does not provide all citizens with jobs. However, there is such a thing as competition that makes the economy develop and go further. If there would not be competition, there would be technological advances at all which is the most vital thing in economics.
So, my opinion is everything is in person's hands. If he seeks for job and wishes to make advances in himself and makes his best, he can do it.
I'd say that sometimes it is governmen't fault that there are unemployed people and I would also say not laziness but unwillingness of peope that brings to poverty.
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Carl Quinto
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Re: Is Poverty Laziness ?
May 6, 2008 - 11:06 AM
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In poor countries, choosing to be lazy is tantamount to committing suicide. People living in extreme poverty don't have the choice to become lazy. They either have to work or go seek help from the government. But having to ask help from the government can be a difficult job, especially in poor countries struck by institutional incapacity and corruption. So, they're left with one option. To work, that is. Then enters another quandary... To be able to work, at least in a low-skill job, you must meet certain qualifications, like a high school diploma. Yet even this educational attainment is not available to most poor. If you're unfortunate enough to meet these standards set thru societal concensus, a minimum wage job is not fit for you. Crime and other illegal activities become an option. So there, it becomes a vicious cycle. What's missing really is political will to help alleviate poverty. It may be the laziness among several government leaders in addressing these kinds of problems that we are really talking about, not the laziness of the individual citizens. In short, it takes responsible and capable leaders to solve the poverty puzzle.
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Re: Is Poverty Laziness ?
August 18, 2008 - 09:40 PM
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Poverty also happens becuse of lack of care from the political leaders, and lack of care of the community to take care of each citizen. We can't help the economic position we start out with. In any society, you're going to get rich-people with more resources than other people- and poor, unless we care to take care of each other; by splitting the resources more or less evenly, or by at least making sure people get fed.
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Re: Is Poverty Laziness ?
August 27, 2008 - 04:32 AM
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Poverty can not be laziness alone as the occurence of poverty is decided by many factors.
Many of those who are impoverished today are born in their dire situation. To be lazy is a choice to make but to be poor can never be decided by someone. Most of the time, people who are wretched are born poor and the opportunity they have are limited. That is, being able to break-free from the manacles of poverty is difficult even if they work 24/7.
As of today the technocrats of the world are still up to combat poverty, which extend not only to the sub-saharan Africa or Asia but the developed countries as well.
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Re: Is Poverty Laziness ?
August 29, 2008 - 11:19 AM
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Poverty is not laziness, it is the lack of education, lack of effective leadership.
I would like to invite you to join me on the quest for change. We will never end poverty without a conscience. In my book titled "Begin Again" by Andrea Donatelli I addressed commerce with a conscience, sensible giving- a hand up instead of a hand out and personal choices. This book It is thought provoking to bring out the best of the worst for a better world. Better you better world
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f effective leadership.
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Re: Is Poverty Laziness ?
August 31, 2008 - 05:20 PM
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poverty is lack of opportunity. It is not from the desire to not do anything but rather being in the state of not being able to do anything to improve the financial position a person is in. Some of the reasons that a person cannot improve themselves include drug use, lack of hope to improve situations, indifference etc. Other reasons include government corruption, lack of resources and most of lack of opportunity and hope for a better future.
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Usigbe George
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Re: Is Poverty Laziness ?
October 20, 2008 - 08:54 AM
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Without being told, poverty is simply cause by like of clear leadership, greediness and corruption. These leaders are very interested in stealing money that is not needed, thereby creating poverty in their communities. So, what is the solution needed to eradicate these attitudes?
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jasper bakyayita
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Re: Is Poverty Laziness ?
January 7, 2009 - 04:50 PM
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All of us are poor!The degree of poverty differs from individuals.Poverty is purely ACADEMIC and INTELLECTUAL.In USA,a person is defined poor as not making at least $ 23,000 per year.Right now with the Recession,most of us almost 100 million people are deemed as poor.
In Uganda,a poor is likely to be landless and unable to acquire the means of survival and livelihood.
In Uganda,not having access to medical treatment of any sort,unable to read and write,and unable to find water, food and shelter as poor.
The lower caste of People in India are born into Poverty.The caste system is institutionalized in India,that some people are relegated to domestic slavery.
The Bushmen of Kalahari desert in Namibia are regarded as poor,because are still living in Ancient ways.The Nomadic Berbers of North Africa are called poor
Physical poverty is ,in the West,as not having the material and consumption means.
Laziness is the more of a mental and psychological disease affecting all us.It has nothing to do with poverty.Laziness is a product of demotivated individual.The only way to escape Poverty is DEATH.
ALL OF US ARE WRONG.IT IS THE STRENGTH OF THE MIND THAT MATTERS THAN THE PHYSICAL ACCUMULATION OF WEALTH
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Re: Is Poverty Laziness ?
March 24, 2009 - 09:03 AM
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i defenitly think that poverty is possibly lazzyness. I do because our government gives people the possiblitiy to be lazy and get away with it and still recieve money. So in turn it can definitly be lazzyness that causes poverty
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Arnold Schuff
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Re: Is Poverty Laziness ?
March 24, 2009 - 09:11 AM
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sometimes a person is born into a situation which makes it nearly impossible to escape the clutches of poverty
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Re: Is Poverty Laziness ?
April 6, 2009 - 06:58 PM
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mahatma wrote:
Many are the times when we have these heated discussions with my buddies on whether the root-cause of poverty is laziness or lack of proper leadership qualities. Please help me understand.
I strongly believe that it is relative to the situation. Sometimes it is one or the other. People are born into unfortunate situations. In some cases, it is a mix of the two circumstances. People just give up after awhile.
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Re: Is Poverty Laziness ?
April 10, 2009 - 04:48 AM
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I don't think poverty is laziness.No one in the earth would be lazy if heshe could earn money and live to maintain a prosperous living standard.
What i think is " poverty is a condition or state in the life of people whare heshe cannot afford his basic needs ie housing, clothing, fooding, education.
Though in one condition poverty might be due to laziness and the case is when we are capable of doing work and even though we don't go to work or to earn money for our living.. .But the case is only applied to the developed countries not to developing or underdeveloped countries.
As every aspect has it's both positive and negative aspects and in this case i think negative arguement would be greater than the positive aspects.
So i think poverty is not due to laziness.
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ValerieB
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Re: Is Poverty Laziness ?
May 4, 2009 - 11:16 AM
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Poverty is about a lack of opportunity, and an inability to cope.
People who live in poverty must work long hours every single day in order to survive. For example, if I were too sick to work, I could just take the day off. I have enough savings to be able to buy food tomorrow. But someone in poverty does not have savings, and therefore does not have the ability to take a day off if they are sick. If they don't work, then they don't eat tomorrow.
People who live in poverty are incredibly hard working, because they have to work every day just to survive. They are not lazy in the slightest. If they were given the chance to make a better life for themselves, they would take it in an instant, just like anybody else would.
Calling them lazy implies that they have a choice in the matter. It's like saying that they choose to live in substandard housing; that they choose to keep their children from school; that they choose to work fifteen hours a day just to earn three dollars. No one in their right mind would choose those things.
I for one think that I can learn a lot from the work ethic of those who live in poverty.
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