I saw this colorful, professionally done bumper sticker on a car driven by what looked like a mid-20s male. Young, Poor and Angry, screamed the sticker, with Angry in italics.
Why? What was he angry about? Certainly not about being young. So it must be about the poor part. Let’s think this through together. Young is not a permanent condition, and overall, it’s a good thing. Angry is a moment-to-moment choice. No matter what the stimulus is, no matter how compelling or outrageous the stimulus may be, before we react there is choice. Between stimulus and response there is always choice.
And poor is also a choice. Really, Will, some people choose to be poor? Really? Unlike our ability to choose how to respond to stimuli moment-to-moment, choosing to be–or not to be–poor is a choice, just one that we need to act on over a longer time period. The center/left Brookings Institute lists three simple steps, which if followed will allow 75% of the people on this path to be in the middle class. (Which, BTW, especially in the US is pretty good.) Only 2% of people who do these things will be poor. That would make room for different bumper stickers.
What are these steps?
- Graduate High School
- Have a full-time job
- Don’t have kids until you are married.
How hard is that? And the reward is substantial.
If the young man in the car, and millions of other like him, did these three simple things, he would benefit greatly.
So why doesn’t he? Is it as simple as being angry may seem easier than working full-time? Perhaps. My guess is that he–and the millions of others–don’t know this truth as captured by Brookings. And if they heard it somewhere, they did not believe it.
Of all of the building blocks that comprise the Revolution 2.0 personal, financial and political philosophy, the greatest are these:
- Take and teach Personal Responsibility in all things and
- Answer the question, “Am I my Brother’s Keeper?” with a firm “Yes.”
Applying the philosophy here, yes, the young gent should take personal responsibility for his life. Absolutely. And if he doesn’t, what is our responsibility to our Brother? Or our Sister in a different example?
Our responsibility to our Brothers and Sisters is not dictated by laws, nor is it “handled” by government programs. We need to act ourselves. Find ways to encourage, teach, love and, well, help, others. When we find ways to do things like show this young man how simple the path to success is, imagine the doors we will open for him. And simple does not at all mean easy. These three things need to be done consistently over time. Perhaps he will need someone to walk with him parts of the way.
Let’s talk about how best to do that. Respond in my Revolution 2.0 blog or email me at will@revolution2-0.org. And I’m easy to find on iTunes, Google Play and the usual Bat Channels, including Twitter and Facebook.
Will Luden, writing from my home office at 7,200’ in Colorado Springs.
The core, driving principles at Revolution 2.0, are:
1. Personal Responsibility. Take it, teach it.
2. Be Your Brother’s Keeper. Taking care of our brothers and sisters.
If we apply those two core principles simultaneously, we will inevitably be on the right path.
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Good stuff. I’ve seen this sticker before and it puzzles me… as I too think that these kids are choosing to be angry and poor; when they have the ability to employed, happy, and working towards something in life.
Charley if some are making that choice, and indeed come are, it is because it had become fashionable to be a victim. Worse, they are being told that the people at the top of the income tax paying scale, the ones who would be paying for any taxpayer-supplied benefits, are the very ones who are responsible for their victimhood in the first place. So, this this self-serving logic goes, the victim not only needs the money, it is right and proper that the people who make him a victim in the first place be responsible for supporting him. Checkout “Victimhood–The Easy Way”http://resultswithreason.com/2018/01/20/victimhood-the-easy-way/
A couple of points:
Isn’t “poor” a perception? How can someone driving a car even consider himself poor compared to someone who has no car, or possibly no roof over his head?
Second point, is he angry because he’s poor or because he’s already been told there is a way out of his perceived poverty and doesn’t like the answer? It’s likely he was brought up with the assumption that his happiness is supposed to be handed to him. I agree wholeheartedly, though with your conclusion that the only way to change these folks is through developing personal relationships, essentially the same that can be said of Christian evangelism.
“.. that the only way to change these folks is through developing personal relationships…” Let’s do that together–in larger and larger groups–Charlie!
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