'Poor' In America

If there's one thing I loathe seeing on the network news, the newspapers and the like, it's stories of 'the poor' people in this county.

Here's why: Most poor people HAVE GOT IT MADE.

The living conditions of many of America's 'poor' people is greater than that of upper class people in other countries. Walter Williams said it best. If the good Lord came to you and said he was going to send you to live a life of poverty and gave you a choice of what country to live in, where would you pick?

Exactly.

Being 'poor' in America is more a state of mind than anything else. If you are determined to be 'poor,' you are going to have to work at it. Seriously.

Here's what you do to be poor and continue living in a life of poverty in America:

1) Earn minimum wage for the rest of your life. You can do this by job hopping and finding new work every 2-3 months. Since many businesses offer raises after 90 days, you can avoid this by NOT working there for any duration.

2) Start a family that you can't afford to raise with someone you aren't married to. Self-explanatory.

3) Live beyond your means. Simply put, buy everything you want and make the minimum payments for the next 84 years. New car? Buy it! The payment is only x amount a month! Buy a HUGE tv and get every cable channel you want!

4) Save NOTHING. Rely only on social security to fund your golden years.

Doing those 4 things will help ensure a life of misery and poverty in the greatest country in the world and turn the American dream into a nightmare.

What poor people need is something that no one can give them.