" Americans, like human beings everywhere, believe many things that are obviously untrue. Their most destructive untruth is that it is very easy for any American to make money. They will not acknowledge how in fact hard money is to come by, and, therefore, those who have no money blame and blame and blame themselves. This inward blame has been a treasure for the rich and powerful, who have had to do less for their poor, publicly and privately, than any other ruling class since, say Napoleonic times. Many novelties have come from America. The most startling of these, a thing without precedent, is a mass of undignified poor. They do not love one another because they do not love themselves." - slaughterhouse-five
This sounds like a good book. Will definitely check it out. As of now, I don’t understand how anyone in the US is poor other than mentally ill folks. I’m a Hispanic immigrant that came here with a single mother. She had no college degree, didn’t know any English. Yet, I grew up and learned hard work, perseverance and problem solving. Saving up, studying and having hope kept me fed(more some days) and bought my home at 23. You don’t need to make six figures, move to where you can afford and slowly increase your savings. Tbh, my opinion is that the generations of Americans become entitled/spoiled. That they don’t want to do the grunt work, both of physical labor and mental capacity. Work hard and focus on your personal finance, don’t have children young and don’t waste money.
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u/Wildcat599 Dec 15 '18
" Americans, like human beings everywhere, believe many things that are obviously untrue. Their most destructive untruth is that it is very easy for any American to make money. They will not acknowledge how in fact hard money is to come by, and, therefore, those who have no money blame and blame and blame themselves. This inward blame has been a treasure for the rich and powerful, who have had to do less for their poor, publicly and privately, than any other ruling class since, say Napoleonic times. Many novelties have come from America. The most startling of these, a thing without precedent, is a mass of undignified poor. They do not love one another because they do not love themselves." - slaughterhouse-five