I really shouldn't be so flippant, but it is so easy to reflect the flippancy of others!
ARGUMENT HIGHLIGHTS:
- don't use "victim," try "survivor" to increase agency
- lazy and stupid will always exist
- those in poverty are choosing to remain in poverty even though plenty of opportunities exist
- projection bias can prevent perception of the real struggles of poverty
- people willingly eat McD's, against their own financial interests
- LENTILS!!!
http://www.zazzle.com/keep+calm+lentils+mugs- accountability for actions is a major problem in the US, not just for poor people
- we should be able to bash on bad choices that those in poverty make just like we bash on bad choices that rich folks make!
- food desserts exist (or not) that make it difficult for good food choices to be made
- inherited poverty passes traits from generation to generation (in this context, bad choices)
- junk food is a pleasure not a necessity
- your own social class can prevent you from trying to improve yourself
- funding schools with property taxes creates a vicious downward cycle
- capitalism is what gives us everything we have
- local accountability and a minimum of waste on administrative empires through reduction of federal agency authority will decrease education problems
- if you don't graduate high school, you should not be considered a full citizen
- information is available, so it is your fault if you don't seek it out
- poor + vehicle = complainypants
- we need to eat poor peoples' babies
- we are all stupid and lazy, but those in poverty have less allowances
- focusing on children is the most efficient solution
- A school lunch program, properly run, would ensure that students from poor households get at least one good meal a day
- taking kids out of negative family homes is a complex solution, potentially helpful & potentially dangerous
- community is important to development
- Nature vs Nurture is the essential argument of poverty
- Battlers in Australia CHOOSE to live life the toughest they can!
- it is difficult to escape poverty, but possible if you are stubborn and have a strong will
- society should better manage the mentally unstable
- the key is determining the optimal point of equilibrium between expended resources and actual results
- Canada is awesome/horrible
- saying NO to ads is easy and effective
- the education to say NO to ads is a family responsibility
- pygmalion effect supposes that improvement is impeded when expectations are low
- social nets are a drain on society and are ineffective
PHEW! I'm sweating. Cheers to all.