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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHerman Cain website editor: If you are poor, it is because you are a loser
By definition: If you don't get paid enough, it's your own fault
... I want to expand on the theme a little here, because what I've always believed about people's economic state of affairs is a message that I see as empowering, but that many wrongly see as "blaming the victim."
And that's because they don't like the idea that at some point you have to let go of blame and complaints and admit that only you can decide your own economic fate.
So yes: If you're not earning as much as you need to earn, or as much as you should earn, that is your fault. Completely and totally. It is not the fault of someone you think is being unfair to you or ripping you off. It is not the fault of "the economy" or of any politician. It is yours. Now this does not let Barack Obama off the hook for his own poor economic performance. But it establishes that we all have to do our best for ourselves whether circumstances are favorable or unfavorable. We all deal with obstacles - bad bosses, scarce opportunity, unlucky breaks - and each of us has a responsibility to find a way to overcome those obstacles. If you fail to overcome them, that is on you.
<snip>
The power to do better in life is entirely in your hands. If you like the sound of that, then you're probably the kind of person who will rise up and do it. If it makes you mad that I've said this, then you're probably the kind of person who prefers to complain and blame others, and you're probably the kind of person marching in one of those idiot wage protests while someone else is inside proving their worth to the boss.
Full article here: http://www.caintv.com/by-definition-if-you-dont-get
... I want to expand on the theme a little here, because what I've always believed about people's economic state of affairs is a message that I see as empowering, but that many wrongly see as "blaming the victim."
And that's because they don't like the idea that at some point you have to let go of blame and complaints and admit that only you can decide your own economic fate.
So yes: If you're not earning as much as you need to earn, or as much as you should earn, that is your fault. Completely and totally. It is not the fault of someone you think is being unfair to you or ripping you off. It is not the fault of "the economy" or of any politician. It is yours. Now this does not let Barack Obama off the hook for his own poor economic performance. But it establishes that we all have to do our best for ourselves whether circumstances are favorable or unfavorable. We all deal with obstacles - bad bosses, scarce opportunity, unlucky breaks - and each of us has a responsibility to find a way to overcome those obstacles. If you fail to overcome them, that is on you.
<snip>
The power to do better in life is entirely in your hands. If you like the sound of that, then you're probably the kind of person who will rise up and do it. If it makes you mad that I've said this, then you're probably the kind of person who prefers to complain and blame others, and you're probably the kind of person marching in one of those idiot wage protests while someone else is inside proving their worth to the boss.
Full article here: http://www.caintv.com/by-definition-if-you-dont-get
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Herman Cain website editor: If you are poor, it is because you are a loser (Original Post)
LuckyTheDog
Sep 2013
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LeftofObama
(4,243 posts)1. F*ck herman cain
and his Horatio Alger nonsense!
LuckyTheDog
(6,837 posts)2. Herman did not write that. The author was Herman's top minion (nt)
LeftofObama
(4,243 posts)4. Sorry about that. I'm kind of tired and should have read it closer.
How about this...
F*ck herman cain's top minion and his Horatio Alger nonsense. Oh, and f*ck herman cain too!
LuckyTheDog
(6,837 posts)5. Perfect (nt)
Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)9. You mean...one of those weird little goggly dudes from Despicable Me?
RGinNJ
(1,021 posts)3. Thanks Mr Cain I'll let my neurologist know that my cerebellum
malfunctions because I am lazy.
treestar
(82,383 posts)6. Trying to have it both ways there Hermann
If it's my fault I'm poor, then it does let the government off the hook.
surrealAmerican
(11,363 posts)7. Just because you have money ...
... doesn't mean you're not an even bigger loser than those who don't have enough.
narnian60
(3,510 posts)10. Bingo! nt
Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)8. If anybody knows from losers, it's a Herman Cain supporter.
I'm surprised he didn't slip and say "If the only pizza you can afford is Godfather's, you're a loser(and a loser with stomach cramps at that)!".