tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444674393027690239.post8183193294223028514..comments2023-04-05T08:40:37.630-04:00Comments on Rationally Exuberant: Why poor people are poorWhitney Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03726785207422553890noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444674393027690239.post-43200720085687509382009-03-19T13:41:00.000-04:002009-03-19T13:41:00.000-04:00oh Tim - welcome back to the mainland! I think my...oh Tim - welcome back to the mainland! I think my prof's point is that we should be charitable to poor people privately and not use the govt as a means to improve their financial situations. I think you recognize this though and are just choosing to be a cold-hearted bastard.Whitney Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03726785207422553890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444674393027690239.post-17869368599790903842009-03-19T10:38:00.000-04:002009-03-19T10:38:00.000-04:00Could not disagree more. Whatever happened to tea...Could not disagree more. Whatever happened to teaching a man to fish so that he can eat for a lifetime? <BR/><BR/>Most poor people are poor becuase they choose to be poor. Well, that may be an overstatement, but they choose to not use their abilities in a monetarily-productive manner.<BR/><BR/>Giving poor people money is a valid choice if you want to give them your money, but it doesn't change the underlying situation, and it could subtly reinforce their poverty-creating behavior by rewarding it without merit.<BR/><BR/>Yes, I'm a cold-hearted bastard, and yes this is oversimplifying the issue, but for the majority of those in poverty, this is a fair assessment.benztahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06593050095452863698noreply@blogger.com