This website was one of the top results for a Google search of “rich and poor differences.” A brief exerpt:
In society, it’s common to “blame” poor people for being poor. When people see someone who is losing their house, we assume they made bad decisions, and it’s their fault. We also tend to think about poor people as a different class than us. When the middle class think about the poor, they think of the homeless out on the streets. They don’t consider their own wealth compared to corporate executives who earn millions a year.
“1. Rich people believe that they create their lives while poor people believe that life happens to them. Can you see why rich and successful people are able to create amazing results in their life right now?
It is simply because they are in control of their lives. They believe that they are the ones who is responsible for their lives, they are the ones who is creating their future, not the economy or the knowledge or luck.
On the other hand, poor people will always give excuses and blame on the circumstances. When they failed in their business, they will blame the economy, their boss, their family or anything that did not go according to their plan.
Whenever you believe that life happens to you, you will lose the power to change and the power to control your future. You must believe that you’re the one who is creating your future, not other people or events.”
In society, it’s common to “blame” poor people for being poor. When people see someone who is losing their house, we assume they made bad decisions, and it’s their fault. We also tend to think about poor people as a different class than us. When the middle class think about the poor, they think of the homeless out on the streets. They don’t consider their own wealth compared to corporate executives who earn millions a year.
My second article ties into this concept.
The information from this website comes from a very conservative standpoint, but the information is worth thinking about.
When this article was written, the poor of America were contrasted with previous living conditions. Most of the poor still have homes, they have food available (even if it’s low quality or lacking nutrition value, such as Ramen noodles), and they have television and internet service.
With many media outlets focusing on the homeless, we don’t think about people in homes as being poor. Therefore, we tend to ignore their conditions.
This ties back to my opening statement because many Americans have a certain idea of what “poor” people are. We don’t think about people who don’t fit our ideas of the poor. We blame the poor for being poor, so we don’t stop to question why the wealthy have so much. By not questioning them, we allow the system to continue (Conflict Theorists would argue that this benefits the rich because misconceptions allow them to gather more wealth.)
So, what are we able to do to change the system?
When this article was written, the poor of America were contrasted with previous living conditions. Most of the poor still have homes, they have food available (even if it’s low quality or lacking nutrition value, such as Ramen noodles), and they have television and internet service.
With many media outlets focusing on the homeless, we don’t think about people in homes as being poor. Therefore, we tend to ignore their conditions.
This ties back to my opening statement because many Americans have a certain idea of what “poor” people are. We don’t think about people who don’t fit our ideas of the poor. We blame the poor for being poor, so we don’t stop to question why the wealthy have so much. By not questioning them, we allow the system to continue (Conflict Theorists would argue that this benefits the rich because misconceptions allow them to gather more wealth.)
So, what are we able to do to change the system?
Woah! I can't believe it said that--it's pretty blatant ignorance. On the other hand, the reason that rich people do tend to be more mentally healthy is that they are more in control of their lives--that is, less at the mercy of others.
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