Being poor: fate or choice?
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There is nothing as fate the reason a man or woman will be poor or rich, for humans can also change their fate with the decisions that they make on a daily basis and not just something that people call date. If fate says a man will be rich and he does not work for it then it would never happen. So nothing as fate in a man being poor or rich.
Unfortunately, it can't happen in whatever country. If you are born in a poor family in the USA, yes, you can change your destiny, because the USA government doesn't create obstacles to whatever business initiative. USA government don't tax at the amount of 70% as it happens in my former country (cause such an unfair tax system, many businesses fail in my former country). In the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, north Europe, skills are valued and not the sole politicians acquaintances to get even a simple job, even as workman or a cleaning job, as it happens in my former country. Where no powerful acquaintances often means no job at all. In the USA you are not compelled to pay a shameful VAT of 4000 euros to become a simple blogger because in the USA (and surely, among all the other countries I named) you are not obliged to pay tax according to the nature of your occupation, instead of your income. Result: in my former country, a blogger that earned zero is compelled to pay that VAT worth of 4000 euro, plus compulsory accountant fees or the government will severely fine you. How can you change your destiny of a poor if you live in a such corrupted country? It's also to say, in addition, that inflation is high and in my former country it's 20 years salaries continue to be the same. The same small salaries. Now, in my former country there is a new government that wants to get rid of such a corrupted system fed by the left party politicians, but it's a terrible huge job, impossible to do during few years.
Yes, of course! A friend of mine says: when I'm able to pay my bills and the taxes and I also can purchase the basic to maintain my household (I would add educational services and tools, medical services and needed drugs too), I have all I need. I think my friend is right: in any way, being a bit poor or low middle-class is very better than being very poor or needy.
yes, rich and poor people both have unique features that are easy to identify. Being rich and poor depends on your efforts too. We cannot come to a conclusion about rich people because everything depends upon situations.
I am not aware of this kind of situation. Taxes are payable on your earnings, if a blogger did not earn anything how is is liable to pay 4000 euros? I cannot imagine a law like this one. When you live in a country where corruption is rampant, it might be a little difficult to build your wealth
In fact, it's quite impossible to leave poverty in such a country. And yes, a blogger (and whatever professional) that earned zero is liable to pay a VAT worth of 4000 euros and also compulsory accountant fees that can rise up to another 3500 euros. And if he fails to pay, he'll be severely fined by the tax officers. That happens in a corrupted country where you are taxed cause the nature of your activity and not based on your income. Only the sick minds of south European politicians are capable to perform such a shame.
It is so true that corruption hinders an individual's ability to make wealth. Only the few wouid be able to make wealth in such a country.
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Everyone hates poverty and I'm sure they try hard to get rich, but it's not possible for all people to get rich. In this case, wealth and poverty had no meaning and everyone was happy
Yes, lazy people unfortunately exist. But unfortunately, it also exist disadvantaged circumstances we can't overcome, as 100% corrupted politics. No mind how hard we work, how many hours per day, how good ideas we have, if inflation keeps on skyrocketing while politicians decide our salaries to stay the same amount of 20 years ago, as it happens in my former country. Lot of people in my former country see themselves forced to all life singleness cause this mishap. It's impossible to maintain one's own family with a salary not even covering the maintenance of a single man or a single woman. And you can't open your own business cause the unfair tax system (you must pay a VAT worth of 4000 euros plus compulsory accountant fees even when your earnings are zero). And when you earn, 70% of your earnings goes away to pay other governmental taxes. To not talk about if you don't have a good amount of money, in my former country you can't open any business of any sort. You must pay for administrative licence for every kind of business, even the smallest, very different from my current country. And it often happens the Major House refuses you the licence for trivial reasons. How to become rich, if you live in a such shameful country and you were born in a poor family? In such condition you can't even become lower middle-class, this is the sad south European reality, until the new governments can be able to reverse a such unfair system implemented decades ago.
I dont think its fate alone or choice, maybe a mix of both is what cause it. If you have good planning and work hard you still need some luck for it to work and earn enough money, you will also need customer and poeple who believe in your abilities..
That would surely happen to lazy people. They better till the soil to plant good productions or do laundrying to well off families than suffer starvation.