It's not the economy. The U.S. has one of the highesr production rates in the world, and one of the highest GDPs in the world.
The money is absolutely there in the economy to make ends meet for us all, the economy is more than healthy enough for it. But that wealth doesn't go to us, it goes to the 1%.
It's the distribution of wealth/ownership that's the problem.
Maybe not entirely the economy, but food costs have gone way up in the past few years due to inflation and it is making a big strain on a lot of people. I agree that distribution of wealth is a huge problem, but you can't disregard the economy as well. High production rates and GDP don't translate into affordable groceries.
Exactly. The money from that "inflation" isn't going towards the production of that food, it is going into the pockets of the rich. The wealth is there, its just going to the wrong place.
Amen! I don't have 4 degrees and still work 3 jobs to make ends meet because I'm lazy. Most people I know are the same. Apparently some people don't understand statistics or the bell curve.
Some of them yes others may not have the intellectual/mental capability or physical issues that prevent it as well. Most people who want and work to get out of poverty will get to the lower middle class which is a better life than 99% of humans have ever had.
“You think 150 million people in this country are just too lazy to make ends meet?”
To which I replied yes with some caveats as your statement is too broad and meant to steer a conversation into a specific direction without addressing other issues that do a disservice to mentally disabled or handicapped people that are perceived as being lazy when they typically are harder working in my experience.
Laziness is the natural way that mammals live. Our ancestors chilled in trees most of the time, but we expect modern humans to work at least 40 hours a week
But it's also the precursor for innovation, and the drive behind automation. Without it we'd still be plowing fields by hand for a significantly smaller yield.