Topic: Poor and middle class as a mentality (Read 2009 times)

The main factor to change and rise from poverty is struggle and hard work. Although this is very hard for the poor and takes longer, learning discipline and analyzing the lifestyle of the rich in economic terms is very much needed. Sometimes we have to make a decision that is beyond our capabilities, and we are not even sure about it. But the space and hard work put in will definitely have an impact either directly or indirectly.
A poor man can become rich only if he is willing to try to create his own opportunities.

I was not in general but most of them have no plan at all. Actually, some just did to escape from staying in the lower class of the society but those numbers left are pretty much bigger than those who are able to change. 
But if you are talking about opportunities, there are more opportunities for rich people. That makes poor people become hopeless and just be contented with what they've got.

Some people are born rich or moderately rich, some are born middle class and some are born poor or extremely poor. All these conditions come along with a set of survival guides that the parents, relatives and even teachers will pass along as a map of life. For example, in a school of a country that does not give opportunity to its people, where most of the students are poor, it is unlikely that the teachers will induce them to think big or have big dreams...more likely they will aim to keep them apart from drugs, avoid problems with the government and try to imbue some basic skill for life. The ultra-poor do not even get that - which actually may be better.

In a preppy school, where most of the students are rich-born, the conversation is quite different. Culture, life, opportunity, spirit-de-corps and class mentality are imbued in the same manner, so the kids will somehow justify in their minds that they have the right to be rich even if they have not done anything for anyone in their lives - perhaps not even for themselves - because of some Darwinian property of cosmos.

As a result, the poor and even middle class have to jump over one real barrier, their lack of funds, and more importantly, like the Elephant that learns young that he cannot break the chains and never tries again, over their own state of mind, their own prison set by the terms of those who trying to help taught them to avoid anything but doing the same that keeps them poor.

There are 8 categories of people who are entitled to receive zakat from the rich, from those 8 categories, I don't think I will let the lazy wave continue against them.  Poor which is said in zakat is also different from the state version of poor.  Poor in the book of zakat is said when the income is not enough to meet the basic needs of one day, so when you have excess wealth isn't it normal to donate in the form of zakat?

On the contrary I don't think poor people are contented with the situation of their finances. They just don't know how to get out of the maze, they work four jobs and still have little or nothing to show for it. Being poor ultimately means a poor education. There aren't many opportunities out there

The main factor to change and rise from poverty is struggle and hard work. Although this is very hard for the poor and takes longer, learning discipline and analyzing the lifestyle of the rich in economic terms is very much needed. Sometimes we have to make a decision that is beyond our capabilities, and we are not even sure about it. But the space and hard work put in will definitely have an impact either directly or indirectly.
A poor man can become rich only if he is willing to try to create his own opportunities.

That's right, some people are poor not because they're lazy but becauuse their governments failed them, they cared more about the things that will increase their influence rather than going to the root of the problem. And to the people that thinks that it's all about mentality, you have never experienced poverty before and how being poor keeps you in that line, you are privileged so you can't speak like they can just do what you're doing.

The first generation works, sells their labour to earn a decent living, and then can afford their children’s most basic education; the second generation, with a basic education, can earn money from business and acquire more wealth to give their children an aristocratic education; The third generation had a higher education, went to work as lawyers and doctors, and became a stable, well-off middle class. From then on the family obtained the qualitative class to span.

This pandemic has triggered many things, including for some middle class people they have fallen completely to the lower class, because their jobs were compromised and many companies closed liquidating each worker, this supposes a total failure in the particular economies of many, and Looking for work in a pandemic was not an option, some companies with more economic power have been able to survive by keeping their workers through online platforms, or simply by working from home, however many depidos have been triggered.

Of course some people have been able to take advantage and their status has improved from middle to upper class since they have been able to start businesses taking advantage of their savings, although I know that the percentage is very minimal.

It is very difficult to increase the level of the poor, especially with the pandemic which makes money more difficult and prices of goods continue to increase, I think state policies that can make poor people can change, the main factors are education, job training and business capital that will be able to change.

If the people in control is always trying to put down the public and then blaming them that it's their fault then the mentality will stay there, they didn't ask for the situation that they were born in and it's not like they're lazy, it's just that no matter how hard they work, the people who make money the most are those at the top.

we must realize that poverty is unlikely to be eliminated. But we can do something to reduce poverty. In addition to the role of the government, we really have to help each other, by providing skills, education and health, I think this is the initial solution, but for all of this it requires a process, which cannot be done instantly.

Some people are born rich or moderately rich, some are born middle class and some are born poor or extremely poor. All these conditions come along with a set of survival guides that the parents, relatives and even teachers will pass along as a map of life. For example, in a school of a country that does not give opportunity to its people, where most of the students are poor, it is unlikely that the teachers will induce them to think big or have big dreams...more likely they will aim to keep them apart from drugs, avoid problems with the government and try to imbue some basic skill for life. The ultra-poor do not even get that - which actually may be better.

In a preppy school, where most of the students are rich-born, the conversation is quite different. Culture, life, opportunity, spirit-de-corps and class mentality are imbued in the same manner, so the kids will somehow justify in their minds that they have the right to be rich even if they have not done anything for anyone in their lives - perhaps not even for themselves - because of some Darwinian property of cosmos.

As a result, the poor and even middle class have to jump over one real barrier, their lack of funds, and more importantly, like the Elephant that learns young that he cannot break the chains and never tries again, over their own state of mind, their own prison set by the terms of those who trying to help taught them to avoid anything but doing the same that keeps them poor.

It was being said that poor people become poorer while rich people become richer. The mentality of the people matters in their status of life, like if your rich will simply think that you have to use your money to be richer, while the lower class will be just satisfied with what they've got today and never make a dream to become rich.
It is really hard to reverse the situation but if we wanted to have a change, it must be started by ourselves and with some kind of determination.

we must realize that poverty is unlikely to be eliminated. But we can do something to reduce poverty. In addition to the role of the government, we really have to help each other, by providing skills, education and health, I think this is the initial solution, but for all of this it requires a process, which cannot be done instantly.

we must realize that poverty is unlikely to be eliminated. But we can do something to reduce poverty. In addition to the role of the government, we really have to help each other, by providing skills, education and health, I think this is the initial solution, but for all of this it requires a process, which cannot be done instantly.

Here in my country we treat education as a special factor or a special ticket to get a good job, education taught me how to become a good citizen, obey rules and regulation and be a good employer but as I remember in my 16 years of education up to my college days all that the education instructor taught is to become a good employer but never have had tell to become a good investor or businessman. I've been born and raised in a poor family which my parents instill in my younger mind to finished my studies to get a good job but they never told me to finish my study and get rich. But now those advices that I've gained from my parents and environment has now changed, i am still struggling in life but at least changing my mind set from my younger self I treat it as a good start for a new beginning.

Poor and rich are social problems that all countries have.  In the book I read entitled "Zakat", it is said that the solution for the poor and the rich is zakat, in the wealth of the rich there is a right for the poor 2.5% of the total because the essence of man was created to be a leader, when he is well off and has wealth.  If there is excess, then look at your family first, when your family is poor, in your property there is the right of your family and it is obligatory for you to give it.  When your family is prosperous then look at your surroundings, if your neighbor is poor, your neighbor has rights in your property and it is obligatory for you to give it.  When is it said that you are obliged to pay zakat for the poor, when your wealth has met the nisab (rules for calculating it), that is, your wealth is equivalent to 85 grams of gold.  With this zakat, wealth will be distributed to the needy according to the proportion so that human life becomes prosperous.