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Rich kids were worse than poor kids. A rich kid started a fight with me. I hit back. His friend jumped out from behind a car and sucker punched me. Back of my head was heard slamming into parking lot. Prosecutor was friends with kids dad. Rich kids get away with anything.
Ambulance took me to the hospital. $1,100 MRI bill. My parents asked states attorney to make the guy who was SEEN by multiple eye witnesses hitting me with brass knuckles pay the bill. The prosecutor was friends with them. “You don’t have a case.” He later became a judge.
That’s why I to this day have a lot of distrust for the rich. I never bought into the conservative lie about how great and virtuous rich people are. BUT. Rich people do create jobs, and that matters. Politically....There isn’t a place for people like us.
Later in life through hard work and a lot of luck - Never trust a “self-made” man or women who dismisses luck I ran in higher circles. Elite even. Seen both sides. This fan fiction about the virtuous rich is eye rolling at best.
What is the answer to poverty? I don’t know. I do know it’s getting worse in the U.S. When I go home I see the empty eyes of strong men. A lack of hope.
What do I mean by luck? When you’re poor, one accident could make a family homeless. There’s no real safety net. Cancer, a bad work accident....The lack of bad luck is as much an accident as catching a big break.
In many ways that’s why I was drawn to John Rawls’ political philosophy. A just society is one that eliminates or mitigates the role “bad luck” plays in our lives. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/justice-bad-luck/ …
Growing up poor takes people in different directions. This is one of the most powerful essays on growing up poor.https://whatever.scalzi.com/2005/09/03/being-poor/ …
Speaking of growing up poor...When I saw that video of a wrestler with deads getting his hair cut, the racial angle....I saw a prick referee. White kids had to cut their hair, too. These are the indignities poor kids of all races face. The lack of power.
Tomorrow I will continue with Part 2, which focuses on solutions and a new path forward.
Not gonna lie - though I’m generally libertarian-conservative, I like our healthcare in Australia. The catch is, whilst the MRI is “free”, you might not have gotten one... and ambulance bill still costs around $500.
Was this the spark that lit a fire in you to become a lawyer?
Blunt force trauma to the head at an early age explains everything about you?
Who was it?
now we know why you became a lawyer.
One of the big problems contributing to or messed up society.
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