If you are poor it is because you are lazy

Hmmm, good question! I really do not know. I would say that that statement could apply to some people certainly. I know some people who are poorish and are really lazy, but then as you say a lot of people work and work and end up with nothing. No I do not think it is fair to say that ALL the poor are lazy at all.

I worked two and three jobs my entire life and goodness knows i always made just enough to get by so i think that has to be the stupidest statement i have ever heard and the idiot that came up with it was probably born with a silver spoon in his mouth!

[i]Hi p1, I will not generalize this statement to everyone! There are people who are hardworking but due to several reasons, their chances to find a job is limited to some category where they will only earn enough for what they need to survive and those are not lazy, they are just having some limitations in life due to profession, physical problem or whatever and there are also people who have a lot of resources yet the cannot save because of their lifestyle, big house, expensive cars and lifestyle so instead that they can save, they just have enough to maintain the so called lifestyle! ANyway, there are also by nature who are just lazy like getting a great job is very possible for them but they prefer working for shorter hours etc!lol! Nice post there![/i]

Hi P1kef1sh, No it is not fair to say that the poor are lazy. In fact I would say some of the rich are far lazier as they don't have to go out to work for a living, born into money type. I'm lazy at home, Taurean trait as I love my relaxation time but when at work, work extremely hard for the time I am there. I think some individuals are poor because they are lazy but like with anything in life it takes all types eh to make the world. Huggles. Ellie :D

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Hi If someone is poor a whole lot of factors are constantly working behind. It's not only laziness. Even sometimes luck is responsible. I know few guys. ALthough they are very much active, yet fail to beat the poorness. With global economy crumbling, few people will certainly become poor. So laziness may be a cause for a few people, but not general.

I would say that with a lot of People yes it is but I do not think that it is fair to judge everyone by it I worked hard all my Life till I got this Illness, I worked hard and the Pay was low I paid all my Taxes and that and look where it got me but my Kids always looked good and had what they needed and that is what mattered to me, I can say what I have I have worked for

I dont believe that it is true for all people. I know alot of people that work and work hard to live check to check. We are one of those families. I do however know some that just seem to think something is going to drop into their laps or dont mind living off of people. I have been guilty of allowing such people moving in with us for a time, thinking that it would help them and not only did it not, it put a bigger strain on us. I also think different people have different ideas on what poor is. Some think not being able to go out and eat at least once a week is being poor. Others think that if you can do that you must be well off. I have to admit there has been times I have thought man must be nice..lol I realized thou that they could be making as much as we do and just decide to spend their money their way, and that is their choice. My husband works and works hard for the money he makes, we arent a lazy family but I guess by todays standards we are considered not well off. *shrugs* But from being lazy or by choice? No

My husband and I both had very good jobs, I had a heart attack, and was told could not go back to it, but also didn't enough time to draw Social Security, the amount is there but not the time period they want, it put me on SSI. My husband got hurt on the job, got a very nice monthly monthly income, until a lawyer filed a paper that was not right and got him cut off. Left him with a Social Security disability payment that is very little. Sure took us from being middle class if you want to call it that to the poor farm. We get just enough to cover the bills each month. I would give anything to be able to work just some little job, but that would mean giving up my insurance and with my heart condition I can't do that. I do know some that don't want to do anything because they make more on welfare than they could at working, that is a shame. And yes it seems that some no matter what they do, it just keeps coming. I will never understand it, I knew a lady back home who would stand and rip people off and go put it in the poker machine, (and you would think that since she got the money by ripping off some one that she wouldn't hit anything) not true, she would hit time and time again. Sure didn't seem right to me, no matter what she done, she just kept getting more and more. Makes you wonder if you trying to do the right thing is really the way to go. I think the poor are uneducated and don't know any different, they have no want to get out and do better, the life that they have is all they have known, do you call that lazy or what. Yes we do get back out of life what we put into it, just seems most are happy with what they got and no interest in trying to get a better life, other just have unfortunate things happen to them and can't change or have the chance to do better.

There's a difference between being poor and busting your butt and still not having anything and being poor and just being lazy. My family is struggling paycheck to paycheck, but it's not because we're lazy, we all work and bring in money, but because of the economy it's hard to keep your money. The price of everything is going up, so your money is gone faster. Now I know people who are poor and they're on welfare because they have 5 kids by 3 different men and they are lazy because they want the system to take care of them. So believe me there is a difference.

I dont think its a fair assumption to make. You look at people who do menial labour...hard work and they get paid minimum wage...They arent lazy but lots of times they tend to be in the poor end of the spectrum. Farmers are another example they work hard...they pay a fortune in gas/diesel to farm grain hay...pay for feed for cattle and other things we eat but they get VERY little in return...most family farms that aren't corporations aren't very well off..actually struggling to make ends meet and have huge debts because farm equipment and gas to do their job costs a fortune.

Hi p1key, Someone said, 'work smarter not harder' and 'never chase money, let it come to you' it means theat some people work so hard that the forget the family and neglect them and in the end they don't see their children because they are forever working, they don't have quailty time any more because work comes first, then thre are people who don't chase money but spend time with their family and spend quailty with them, in doing that they are more richer then people who work so hard for nothing. Hug. Tamara

There are some who feel they are owed something in life. They don't feel they should have to work as hard as others, so they sit back waiting for something to fall in their laps. For those, yes, I would say they have nothing because they are lazy. In general, I don't think the statement is necessarily true. I know plenty of people who are considered poor who work their fingers to the bone, trying to make ends meet. They are good, hard working people. And, there are times when you feel that no matter how hard you work, how hard you try, you will never see the light at the end of the tunnel, but you keep plodding along, trying to keep your head above water.

ya true dude. happy mlotting

Hello p1kef1sh! Sorry, but I have to disagree with you on that statement. We do so love to categorize people for some reason. I know lots of poor people. While it is true that some might be lazy, there are other reasons for their being poor also. Basically, many people never aspire to become wealthy or successful because they are content with their circumstances in life. There is nothing wrong with that if they are happy. There are heavy burdens placed upon those who are wealthy and successful in life. I, for one, would not wish to shoulder such responsibilities. I don't think it's being lazy to be content with your life so long as your basic needs are met. Of course, this is not for everyone, but, for that matter, nothing is.

ughhh anyone who says that all poor people are lazy is absolutely RIDICULOUS. just because we all can't get incredible jobs that pay a quarter of a million per year doesn't mean we are LAZY. my dad has a college degree, but he's having a REALLY hard time finding a job because he's older than all of the "new recruits" that just came out of college. he's NOT lazy, there are other factors that inhibit his ability to get a job!

Sore subject for me, but here I go in light of my better judgment. No, I don't think it is fair to say that the poor are lazy. Even though my step brother was forever complaining that he had no money yet, he wouldn't take a job at McDonalds to rectify that. I would call him lazy. He would say that working at McDonalds was beneath him. The way I see it is that if there is work available yet you choose not to do that type of work regardless of how "poor" you are, then you must not be poor enough. I know that at one time I had to work 3 jobs to support my family. I didn't like it. I never got to see my kids except on weekends and for 2 hours a day during the week and I was miserable. But I did what I had to do to make sure my family wasn't poor. And before too long, we weren't poor anymore and I only needed one job to sustain our way of life. Just like with everything else in life, if you don't like it, DO SOMETHING to change it. Nothing will change just because you complain about it, until you are wiling to make some sacrifices to improve your own life. Of course everyone has an exception. "I was hurt and couldn't work anymore and I can't live on my disability money." "I can't afford day care to get a job." "No one will hire me." Everyone always has a reason for being poor yet lack the fortitude to do something other than make more excuses for it. So no, I don't believe that the poor are lazy. They just are not poor enough to want to do something to change the fact that they are poor.

That's a difficult thing to discern from afar. Things are different in the US than they've been in days gone by. Our ancestors were willing to go to great lengths to work. My dad took us from PA to FL when there was more work in FL. Then when FL started using more non-union workers, we moved back to PA. When he couldn't find a job in PA, he worked in Syracuse, NY for almost a year and only came home on weekends. When I was a young adult and realized that work was drying up in the small town where I lived in Michigan, I moved to Texas, where is was booming. Now, people stay where they are, even though they're laid off, and there are no jobs. They stay on unemployment as long as they can, and hope for extensions. Meanwhile, although the unemployment rate is 6.1% overall, there are places in the US where it's lower than 3%. (And, by the way, if you search, most countries have a much larger unemployment rate than we do - in the double digits. Canada, I'm told, has about 10% unemployment all the time.)

Maybe some people are poor because they were lazy back in the days. Especially now, there are some people who aren't actually lazy, and trying their best to get a job to make some money, but they just can't, because the unemployment rate is very high in America (seriously, America isn't the country anymore that you have thought of). If you are lazy, then it is obvious that you would be poor, because that just means you aren't working hard at all, and you should at least work hard for something to earn something back. But in these days, there are actually some people (like me) working their butt off, being desperate about searching for a job here and there, and still couldn't get a job for whatever reason (high unemployment rate is one). I'm pretty sure that the good and bad luck does come around; like you said, that some people put in huge amount and receive little in return, while others seem to put nothing in and receive fortune in return. That... I don't know how to explain lol. But For some people, I do think it's right to say they are poor, because they were lazy back in the days. For some other people, they are poor as hard workers to even search for a job, because they just aren't lucky enough at the wrong time. That's what I think. Happy mylotting

Maybe not lazy because that is a little harsh. But perhaps one could call them unmotivated?? Not sure if that sounds a little better, what do you think?