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Life is unfair to the poor.

That's why, born poor, I decided to work hard and become rich. It was a good decision.

"That's why, born poor, I decided to work hard and become rich. It was a good decision."

Good for you Savage Beast! I won't describe myself as being raised "poor," though it is an adjective that would have applied to my mother as she grew up, no; I was raised "middle class." But I also paid my way through college waiting tables and doing numerous other jobs so that I could get that degree and have an income. I remember working until 11:00 p.m. four to five nights a week, studying until 2:00 a.m. after work and living on peanut butter and tuna fish so that I could pay for my education. Every time I see people who didn't put in the labor that I did, standing around and asking for a handout, it gets under my skin more than a little.