solarius49
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I dont see how getting pregnant has anything to do with abusing the system? Explain please? Everybody's family dont got it bro, but I can tell you havent ever been a part of that demographic. And I know people on welfare with ZERO kids...but please, help me understand
i posted my upbringing a while back on how my mom supported me.
i came here from hong kong when i was 3. i saw my mom work 60 hour weeks trying to support me. (not sure if it was below the minimum wage at the time cause we just got here and she didnt know much about ny) my dad had a gambling addiction that really didnt help pay the bills. MY MOM NEVER TOOK GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE OF ANY KIND. the reason could be because didnt know english and of government assistance programs that couldve helped. but she still has more saved up than the average american and her salary never past 25k (nominal). im 22 and i have more saved up than her because i invested what i earned into the market (its insanely rigged now). most of my clothes on average is like 3-5 years old. its like the other thread say about financial literacy. its desperately needed in america.
but your situation isnt everybody's situation though. everybody isnt going to be successful, and there will always be a class of people who arent as financially capable of other segments of society. Just because your mom didnt use it doesnt mean that it cant be used very positively to help alot of other families.
I was kickin it with my friend last night who grew up on welfare, got pregnant at a young age, was on it for 2 years, then got off it because the $300 a month that its capped at wont reasonably help anybody raise a child. So she got a better job, moved out the pj's, got off welfare and is a great parent.
I know alot more people who live that story than people who are living it up taking advantage of the system
in fact, your statement isnt even logical:
If every American took your route, and invested in the stock market, logically some (most) of those people are going to lose big instead of winning big. So there would be alot more poor people in this country. Remember when everybody wanted to invest in real estate in the 80s? Man that turned out great for our economy
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