Comments on: for those who think getting out of poverty is as simple as parental discipline, http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/02/20/for-those-who-think-getting-out-of-poverty-is-as-simple-as-parental-discipline/ Politics of the People Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:40:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: bushtool http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/02/20/for-those-who-think-getting-out-of-poverty-is-as-simple-as-parental-discipline/#comment-43821 bushtool Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:22:02 +0000 http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/02/20/for-those-who-think-getting-out-of-poverty-is-as-simple-as-parental-discipline/#comment-43821 You can now see our foster yellow lab on the HSSW website at this address: http://southwesthumane.org/index.php?pr=Animals_in_Foster_Care He is "BoBo" <img src="http://southwesthumane.org/images/bobo3.jpg" width="240"/> You can now see our foster yellow lab on the HSSW website at this address:

http://southwesthumane.org/index.php?pr=Animals_in_Foster_Care

He is “BoBo”

]]> By: slim http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/02/20/for-those-who-think-getting-out-of-poverty-is-as-simple-as-parental-discipline/#comment-43799 slim Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:12:15 +0000 http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/02/20/for-those-who-think-getting-out-of-poverty-is-as-simple-as-parental-discipline/#comment-43799 Work from the bottom up, like Roosevelt did. Better schools, jobs rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure, a GI bill that actually means something. Yes, we'll have to pay for it - but imagine what we could do if we weren't paying for this war. Imagine what would be possible if we cut the defense budget by just 25%. Work from the bottom up, like Roosevelt did. Better schools, jobs rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure, a GI bill that actually means something. Yes, we’ll have to pay for it - but imagine what we could do if we weren’t paying for this war. Imagine what would be possible if we cut the defense budget by just 25%.

]]> By: Allen http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/02/20/for-those-who-think-getting-out-of-poverty-is-as-simple-as-parental-discipline/#comment-43790 Allen Sat, 23 Feb 2008 05:34:45 +0000 http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/2008/02/20/for-those-who-think-getting-out-of-poverty-is-as-simple-as-parental-discipline/#comment-43790 Slim, you most likely are 100% correct on this post. However I do have several questions about it. Don't the poor have dreams/visions about bettering themselves? I do realize, as do you, it is hard to get out of poverty. However, it seems, according to the article, that poverty is handed down from generation to generation, and that is what I find somewhat in question. Non of the poverty people have desires to become better? We all want to better ourselves, and want our children to do better than what we, as parents, have done. And yes, I'm sure the mental health of poverty people have to come into play. But mental health comes into play in every part of society today. A good example of that is the people who win the big lottery. In a couple of years, they are broke. Why? And how is the chain broken? Almost everyone I associate with are willing to help people, if they are trying to help themselves. The people who just sit there and say "you owes me", are not going to get very much help from the average American. With the Republican party against everyone who isn't ultra rich, and the Democrat party wanting to tax everyone, who in the hell is going to be able to help them? They themselves, mental health problems and all, have to start helping themselves. Like you, I do feel sorry for them, but just what do you expect the average American taxpayer to do? Paying more taxes to help them is not the answer. We taxpayers need help ourselves, thanks to the crooks we have elected. Slim, you most likely are 100% correct on this post. However I do have several questions about it. Don’t the poor have dreams/visions about bettering themselves? I do realize, as do you, it is hard to get out of poverty.

However, it seems, according to the article, that poverty is handed down from generation to generation, and that is what I find somewhat in question. Non of the poverty people have desires to become better? We all want to better ourselves, and want our children to do better than what we, as parents, have done.

And yes, I’m sure the mental health of poverty people have to come into play. But mental health comes into play in every part of society today. A good example of that is the people who win the big lottery. In a couple of years, they are broke. Why?

And how is the chain broken? Almost everyone I associate with are willing to help people, if they are trying to help themselves. The people who just sit there and say “you owes me”, are not going to get very much help from the average American.

With the Republican party against everyone who isn’t ultra rich, and the Democrat party wanting to tax everyone, who in the hell is going to be able to help them? They themselves, mental health problems and all, have to start helping themselves.

Like you, I do feel sorry for them, but just what do you expect the average American taxpayer to do? Paying more taxes to help them is not the answer. We taxpayers need help ourselves, thanks to the crooks we have elected.

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