This thread is getting overly political. Life is about choices. Do stupid crap when you are young and you MAY pay for it the rest of your life. I hear 40+year-olds complaining that they're making minimum wage at McDonalds. Well duhhhhh. McDonalds is a place for kids to work (mainly). Sure it probably needs to be managed by an adult. What I was preached at, in school, by various adults, by my parents, by my senior relatives, my sports coaches, is to work hard when you're young and build yourself into something. Don't just sit around and wait for an opportunity or wait for someone to give you something.
There's thousands of reasons why 40+ year-olds may be working at McDonalds. But I hazard to guess that the major fraction of those reasons (like 90%) come down to having made a bad decision(s). We don't get 2 tries at life. So take advantage of and/or create opportunities when you're young. Prove you're a reliable hard worker and you'll go places. I took what I heard seriously (although those adults probably perceived it as going in one ear and out the other). I have yet to do any drugs. Those people who whine about rich people paying piddly fines for speeding tickets or the like, I hazard to guess that person has likely made bad decisions in their life.
It's not too late to make good decisions. However it could be a bit late for those good decisions to make a substantial difference in your life.
The above is your elder trying to give you young whipper snappers some advice. And no, I'm far from perfect, just ask my wife. You can choose to take it seriously, or you can whine about it and tell me I'm wrong, and then give some nonsense reasons why I'm wrong. Let's see how it goes...
Lastly - Life is not fair. I'm not rich, but I'm not poor either. I see rich dudes doing things I'd like to do. But I realize life is not fair, and what I get out of it is up to me. So, SUCK IT UP BUTTERCUP. Pull your boots on tight and go do something positive about your situation. Don't let yourself blame others for your predicaments. Take responsibility and ownership and move forward.
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