Fairness: impartial and just treatment free from discrimination. Not equal and Not just getting what you want. Everyone should have an "equal" opportunity. Sounds simple but a huge gray cloud hangs over this concept. Opportunity is there, not everyone has the same understanding of the effort required to achieve it. Throwing solutions out that should work in theory have proven to not always be the right answer; printing money, raising wages other programs. We scoff at athletes being paid millions to play a sport but ignore the effort that individual put in to achieve his position. Yet we pay to watch him play and complain about the cost to do so.
Look at the Covid emergency assistance for example. With a combination of unemployment insurance and the assistance boost many made more money on the doll than they had working prior to the pandemic. I'll give you that at the time a lot was not open but there were jobs out there. I piked up a lot of painting jobs and made some good money during that time. People just wanted someone to show up and do the work, they would pay. In the case of the shut down I believe that economic growth and not bale out should have been the focus, the answer. Unfortunately, so many just fought the system questioning everything, pointing fingers, blaming or looking to blame. If there was criteria to moving forward and everyone worked together to do so maybe the experience would have been different.
I believe there is a balance between the support one can expect from the government and those more wealthy. One has the responsibility to themselves, family, society as a whole to be part of the solution. Unfortunately, that concept seems lost on many. How for example can a country like Venezuela at one point one of the worlds top oil rich countries be circling the drain like it is. I am not talking about just spreading the wealth why was corruption accepted, why did greed rule where did all the money go?
9.3 million people nearly a third of Venezuela's population lack enough safe and nutritious food for normal human growth and development according to a Wall Street Journal. The article goes on to site numerous other examples that have compounded the problem from natural disasters, the cost of fuel required to get products to market, political instability, corruption filtering millions of dollars from food programs designed to help the nation.
Making money off others misfortune is one of the worst crimes in my opinion. Siphoning money or goods provide to help others in need is despicable. Selling water for exaggerated prices or plywood for $150 a sheet when people are preparing for the worst is just criminal. Supply and demand aside what about doing the right thing. That in itself will pay it forward, we have seen feel good stories like that on the news every Hurricane season. We also see the price gauging stories.
We don't have it hard is this country. I am where I am because of the choices I make and have made. Working hard has brought me great success. Things may be different if I made different choices, maybe not so different, I don't know. When I first entered the work force as a teenager I made $4.25 and hour. washing dishes. I realized that was not good enough but did not wait around for the minimum wage to change I changed. We need to work on programs that facilitate that change. Help people understand their role in their communities, their own success and support them. Set examples for success and use our resources to foster that. Greed and guilt win if they are allowed to.
I know there are so many variables. I believe for the most part people intend to do the right thing, there are people that don't. Maybe teaching the principles of economics in a way that everyone grows up understanding the impact of their decisions is a start. Whats the trade-off? Not having any food for your country.
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