A recipe for success & happiness:
I've never heard any left winger make these reasonable self-evident points because a) it sounds too much like hard work, b) there's an inference of disapproval of the status quo & c) if people realised that they themselves, and not some "shining knight" with their magical snake oil, are going to improve things then why vote for their "champion".
- No longer think of yourself as a victim, take control of your own life, take responsibility for your own choices. Don't listen to people who try to convince you you are powerless in the face of a right wing conspiracy, they are not helping. Adopt the mantra "You can't keep a good man down", and be relentless in your efforts to prove it.
- Take an interest in your child's education. Sit down with them and go through their homework, emphasise that a good education can allow them to do what they want to do.
- Get healthy, give up cigs, go easy on drink, lose weight, start exercising.
- Invest in your kids with the money saved on 3 above, better food, sports, encourage any interests, hobbies or talents they have. [Why do we have "breakfast clubs" at school when we pay out children's allowance??]
- Invest in yourself, there are many free courses available, how does anyone get a job except by making themselves employable, i.e. having the skills employers want and presenting well. These are attainable, but it takes effort, the effort is well rewarded.
- Be a positive influence on your community whether just by keeping your own property tidy, or by helping in the wider community.
- Limit your family number so you can provide better for the fewer. Delay having kids so you can establish a career or get your skills before you have to mind kids.
Of all the above it is the re-inforcement of the powerless victim notion that is the most damaging of the left wing, how can you get continually fed that and not feel unmotivated?, 'comforted' by the notion that you cant do anything so it is pointless trying.
8. Vote for Renua coz they are the only right of centre party left !
Betsy, just as well you didn't run in the election. 7 non-PC opinions like that wouldn't get you far. Having said that, you'd get my vote!
I agree. Our current system, and more importantly our current mind set, creates so many of them.I would also add... watch out for poverty traps. They are very easy to fall into but they are very hard to escape.
That comment shows that you don't get the context of this thread and are trapped in the rhetoric of a bankrupt ideology.8. Vote for Renua coz they are the only right of centre party left !
It's that simple, for many people, but it's not easy."Breakfast clubs" that are funded by the state ensure that children aren't hungry for the day while in school getting an education. I think when you came up with your 7 golden nuggets of wisdom you forgot that not everyone is the same, there will always be poverty no matter what the government do. The idea of providing additional supports to those people is to help them out of the poverty trap!! While I agree people should help themselves & it pains me to leave my kids at home while others get to stay with the kids all day at the expense of the taxpayers, the condescending tone of the op makes my blood boil. If life was as easy as following 1-7 above we could do away with social welfare, obviously it's not...
A 1kg or so Bag of porridge costs €1.50 from Aldi. You can make it with water (free forever by the looks of it now!) or milk...5 minutes work on the hob or nuke it in the MW if thats your thing....add a small bit of fruit (49c specials at Aldi/Lidl every week...29c this week)...and hey presto, the kids won't be hungry. And it'll cost less than €1 per week."Breakfast clubs" that are funded by the state ensure that children aren't hungry for the day while in school getting an education. I think when you came up with your 7 golden nuggets of wisdom you forgot that not everyone is the same, there will always be poverty no matter what the government do. The idea of providing additional supports to those people is to help them out of the poverty trap!! While I agree people should help themselves & it pains me to leave my kids at home while others get to stay with the kids all day at the expense of the taxpayers, the condescending tone of the op makes my blood boil. If life was as easy as following 1-7 above we could do away with social welfare, obviously it's not...
"Breakfast clubs" that are funded by the state ensure that children aren't hungry for the day while in school getting an education. I think when you came up with your 7 golden nuggets of wisdom you forgot that not everyone is the same, there will always be poverty no matter what the government do. The idea of providing additional supports to those people is to help them out of the poverty trap!! While I agree people should help themselves & it pains me to leave my kids at home while others get to stay with the kids all day at the expense of the taxpayers, the condescending tone of the op makes my blood boil. If life was as easy as following 1-7 above we could do away with social welfare, obviously it's not...
I agree there is no economic reason. It's due to bad parents who probably spend the money on drink & drugs. Should the children be left to suffer because of their parents? I wouldn't want to be part of a society where a child is left go hungry.
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