+28 One underlying reason the poor get poorer is the growing amount of animosity towards being successful. If we created a more positive environment and encouraged people to achieve their aspirations rather than focus on blaming a more successful person for their downfalls, there would be more successful people in our society, amirite?

by Anonymous 10 years ago

i think that only schools can change the mindset

by Anonymous 10 years ago

I find your choice of words interesting. "Poor" vs "Successful". Wouldn't it be more appropriate to say "Poor" vs "Wealthy", or "Unsuccessful" vs "Successful"? I suspect this message is being propagated by conservative media outlets. If anything, I've noticed more of a growing animosity towards the poor than the wealthy.

by Anonymous 10 years ago

That's part of my point. Success isn't about wealth but people seem to make it out to be that way. But if we were speaking of wealth only, I still think there's more animosity towards being wealthy. Sure, people still want wealth but a growing number of them seem to think that the wealthy are corrupt and only out to keep the poor as poor as possible.

by Anonymous 10 years ago

excactly right! Wealthy people have the bad attitude

by Anonymous 10 years ago

As a Thatcherite, I absolutely agree with this post. But also want to add into the mix that there is also an unfair assumption that all people with money and success feel contempt for all those without. The mega-giants of capitalism are usually cited as evidence for this, but what these assumptions forget is that the vast majority of wealthy people are actually just middle to higher-income middle class people! The uber-rich are indeed a minority in society, but they do not make up "the wealthy" - the vast majority of people with money are decent, hard-working middle class people who expand their businesses to allow more jobs, more opportunity for others!

by Anonymous 10 years ago

Very good point.

by Anonymous 10 years ago

How about the animosity that rich people have toward poor people, did you here what that Shark Tank guy said? what an idiot

by Anonymous 10 years ago

Missing the point. My post includes //all// people, rich and poor. This means that both the rich and poor can show animosity towards others being successful. The point is that we all must encourage success if we want to get there. And try to keep in mind I'm not strictly speaking of wealth. I'm talking about success, which holds a different definition for each individual.

by Anonymous 10 years ago