In Reply to: Just my thought's posted by dl bali on Monday, 2. February 2009 at 07:51 Bali Time:
There is a world of difference between 'poverty' in OZ & poverty in somewhere like Bali. There might be a few people in OZ who are poor through misfortune, and I'd be happy to extend them a hand. But most of the so-called 'poor' I've met in OZ are only poor by choice. Not because they specifically choose to be poor, but because they choose not to make good choices in their lives.
If you are poor through circumstances beyond your control but you make good choices then you won't be poor for long. Those who live their lives in poverty in OZ are poor in the head. If you can't make it in a rich country like OZ then you just aren't trying very hard.
I do help people out, but only people who help themselves already...