Why do people not want to work?

[prof fate]

Sounds good.

But you also have things like my best friend from college - he had a girl and a boy a year later. The girl graduated valedictorian from college, went on for a masters, very succussful.
The son, same family, same geneitics, etc - finally at age 27 has held a job longer than 8 months. got thown out of the house a few times for not working/paying rent, etc.

Why is one motivated and the other not?
Why are some satisfied to live a welfare/ghetto life, yet others climb out and succeed?

There are rare exceptions but it isn't human nature to do more than necessary for getting by. Working to accomplish what we want from life must be taught and is an ongoing day to day process. The same is true for milking the system and something for nothing,it is far too often taught to many from the day they are born. I was no exception. If mom had gave me a choice I would have fished and hunted rather than helping her on the farm. To be honest,considering the availability of welfare,I'd still need an a** wupping now to make me hoe cotton in the Tx summer.
I never rose to great heights but my son own's a succesful business and daughter is a public school administrator. They in turn raised a teacher,a pharmacist,a firefighter,a class valedictorian that is still in school,a boy that is still in high school,own's a flock of sheep and is working an outdoor summer job in 95-101f daily temperatures. To my knowledge,noone above ever received food stamps or welfare. I want to make it clear that without mom's determination and prodding,I very well might have lived off welfare my intire life and likely taught my kids to do the same.

 

[Jstpssng]

WOW !! I had to google section 8.

On a side note, I never have fully understood housing authorities. I know in Seattle they have about 60 facilities and over 600 employees. They have their own garbage trucks, etc. Fiefdom building if you ask me.

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We’re on the other side of the continent from California yet are faced with some of the same ideas. The only difference is that, aside from the southern tip most of the state isn’t making a whole lot of extra to begin with... and we just elected a governor who seems to think she has the keys to Fort Knox.

 

[RustyA]

I grew up poor in an era when my parents goal was to make sure I ended up better than they were in education and finances. They taught me pride in myself and my appearance, pride in working hard and a job well done, and learning to live below your means and becoming debt free rather than a slave to the banks. Today there is a severe lack of pride in general which is the reason people accept help without working for it, using a phone others pay for, and eating food they did not earn. Not sure how to fix these problems other than training parents to raise their children to be independent and productive rather than dependent and lazy.

 

[drssg]

An alternate position:

"They deem me mad because I will not sell my days for gold; and I deem them mad because they think my days have a price."
Kahlil Gibran

That's fine, as long as Kahlil doesn't complain because he's hungry.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I just came from yet another manufacturing customer in a Rural small town setting. Same thing, they can't find people to work light manufacturing. Fifteen years ago, applicants were lined up for blocks for a few jobs. I wonder what has changed so much in that time?

 

[ovrszd]

I just came from yet another manufacturing customer in a Rural small town setting. Same thing, they can't find people to work light manufacturing. Fifteen years ago, applicants wee lined up for blocks for a few jobs. I wonder what has changed so much in that time?

Social programs.

 

[atsah]

If people want their children to work. Make them pay for cell phones, going out etc instead of parents paying for everything, they need to learn the value of a dollar instead of being given everything, appreciating nothing and expecting everything for free.. The entitlement problem begins at home..