Originally Posted by
yodajazz
So this is what it comes to. Everyone for themselves, not help for anyone, so that the rich can keep every penny. This seems to be very different than the vision on which the US was founded. Also seems to have nothing to do with Christianity and other religious principles, of charity, and other principles. This also fails to take into account sound economic theory, that money circulates. Therefore the more healthy the general population is, the better it is for everyone, including the rich.
In a related matter, I agree with Hippifried's view of humanity. That people dont just succeed because they are hard working and intelligent. There a many other factors at work. Most companies which rely on general labor, make rules about who can get into middle management, based on criteria so that their children, can walk right into the positions with no experience, by using education as a more valuable criteria than experience. This may be anecdotal, but seems like every person I know, who has work experience, has had someone come in as their supervisor with less experience, and they have to assist them in teaching them their jobs while making less pay. Or they have been taken off some duty that requires greater skill, so that a less experienced (White) person can get that skill. As more Blacks are receiving Bachelors degrees, now they are saying people have to have masters degrees for certain position, even a person may have had years of work experience. The more well off, a family is, the better they can support their children through graduate school etc. Success a more than just intelligence and hard work.