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Originally Posted by BleedBurgundy
Anyone who thinks a person getting paid millions of dollars to play a game when there are still people out there who are: 1) starving 2) homeless 3) uneducated needs to adjust whatever value system they are currently clinging to. This country is one of extremes and this is just one more example.
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1) There will always be starving people.
2) There will always be homeless people.
3) There will always be people who neglect their education.
No matter what you do, no matter how much money we throw at these people, they will always, ALWAYS exist.
On my way to work, there is a guy who stands at the off ramp to the interstate next to a stop light with a sign that reads, "HUNGRY -- NEED WORK, GOD BLESS." 9 times out of 10, someone waiting at the red light rolls down their window and hands him a dollar or two.
Directly across from that stop light is a convenience store. As soon as he has enough money, he goes to the store and buys the biggest bottle of beer that money will buy. And he does this all day long, day after day.
Have you ever stopped to think that most people are in this position because they choose it? There are so many places these people could go to get themselves back on track, to get work -- but they don't.
I'm a firm believer that this is the one country in the world where the opportunity to succeed is everywhere. You just have to get up off your ass and work for it. If you are of sound mind and able body there is no reason you should not be able to succeed and attain great wealth. Other than charitable giving, no one who achieves "owes" anything to those that have willingly chosen not to do what's necessary to take care of themselves.