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<blockquote data-quote="blue efficacy" data-source="post: 1200179" data-attributes="member: 6435"><p>It is indeed a failure that instead of seeking to correct the factors that unfairly deprive the lesser among us of life's basics, we look to paint them all with a broad brush, attributing their plight to their own lack of effort when clearly, in the majority of cases, the deck is stacked against them.</p><p>You can't expect somebody to work hard, bootstraps, etc and magically be able to will themselves to middle class status through their sheer elbow grease. When one has not been brought up around people who are successful, they lack a blueprint on how to do it themselves. </p><p>Combine that with the fact that a large majority of good paying menial labor jobs have vanished over the last thirty years (you UPS drivers are one of the last holdouts in that category), and you have a generation lost. There are the haves, those with the smarts and the guidance from friends and family to get a decent white collar job (which are getting harder to come by) and the have nots, who are still poor despite cobbling together multiple part time jobs at UPS, restaurants, retail, etc etc etc.</p><p>This is accelerating as well. A bigger and bigger proportion of jobs in all areas are becoming PT. Another deplorable practice that is rising is the use of "temporary" employees. Many of these Temporary workers are de facto permanent employees who often work months or years at an assignment, but they get out of paying benefits.</p><p>We are becoming a Part Time america, and it only works for the executives. It is sinful how many of you are okay with that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="blue efficacy, post: 1200179, member: 6435"] It is indeed a failure that instead of seeking to correct the factors that unfairly deprive the lesser among us of life's basics, we look to paint them all with a broad brush, attributing their plight to their own lack of effort when clearly, in the majority of cases, the deck is stacked against them. You can't expect somebody to work hard, bootstraps, etc and magically be able to will themselves to middle class status through their sheer elbow grease. When one has not been brought up around people who are successful, they lack a blueprint on how to do it themselves. Combine that with the fact that a large majority of good paying menial labor jobs have vanished over the last thirty years (you UPS drivers are one of the last holdouts in that category), and you have a generation lost. There are the haves, those with the smarts and the guidance from friends and family to get a decent white collar job (which are getting harder to come by) and the have nots, who are still poor despite cobbling together multiple part time jobs at UPS, restaurants, retail, etc etc etc. This is accelerating as well. A bigger and bigger proportion of jobs in all areas are becoming PT. Another deplorable practice that is rising is the use of "temporary" employees. Many of these Temporary workers are de facto permanent employees who often work months or years at an assignment, but they get out of paying benefits. We are becoming a Part Time america, and it only works for the executives. It is sinful how many of you are okay with that. [/QUOTE]
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