I'm talking about NECESSARY pain - the pain that, over time, doesn't just tear you down, but builds you up.
I've done exercise programs in the past. My success has been directly linked to just one thing:
Would I endure past the immediate pain of muscle fatigue/sore muscles, or would I wimp out and quit?That's it. That's 90% of the reason for any success or failure that I had. If I endured, I would lose weight and tone up.
If I quit, I would stay the same, or, even, deteriorate further.
At The Declination, Dystopic writes about the value of pain to humans.
Puerto is NOT just experiencing the problems caused by the recent hurricane. It is also experiencing the problems caused by their own government's corruption and incompetence. They have been given a lot of help - supplies and manpower. But, the island of Puerto Rico (ironically, the Rich Port) is - as a nation - mired in Poverty Thinking. All the money in the world will not lift them up, until they change their state of mind.
The people who invested in the island should NOT be bailed out - they should take a hosing. It's the price you pay for not keeping your eye on your investment, as well as not doing your due diligence during the background check on your borrowers.
Yet another reason NOT to just charge in and throw money around - it doesn't always get to those who need it, but is handed out to crooks.
Which states have the most food stamp recipients. Wonder no more.
An interesting article on welfare, and the numbers involved. The writers of the article come to different conclusions than I. One eye-popping stat is that 43% of the people receiving help had been collecting some form of aid for a LONG time:
Another argument for the government getting out of the housing business.Forty-three percent of people had been receiving benefits for 37 to 48 months. Roughly 30% had been on welfare for a year or less.Some programs had more long-term participants than others. Nearly half of people receiving housing benefits had been getting them for three years or longer. In contrast, cash assistance was a short-term form of help for most, with just 10% of people receiving benefits for three years or more.
More on how pain teaches life lessons.
That welfare lobster? NOT fake, according to Snopes. And, worse, not even consumed by the holder of the DBT card, but re-sold by her boyfriend.
More on welfare fraud - NOT an urban legend.
The kids may be learning from their parents' experience - Millennials may be better prepared for their retirement than first thought.
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