Wen Parker
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I'm a Maine man with a passion for fitness and nutrition, and an active imagination. Thanks for reading!
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It’s been said that most poor white Americans don’t view themselves as poor, but rather as “temporarily embarrassed millionaires”. They aren’t real poor people, because real poor people just haven’t had the work ethic or discipline to realize their American dream: they’re too cowardly to embrace their entrepreneurial spirit, to open their small business and watch it grow into an international corporation; they’re too lazy or incompetent at their jobs to climb the company ladder and collect the kind of money that’s up there waiting for them; or they’re simply too stupid to do it. And most poor white Americans view themselves as one of the special few who are only impoverished because of a string of bad luck that’s sure to end, just as soon as they get that promotion that’s right around the corner or go long enough without car trouble to save up and start the business they’ve always wanted. Of course, this is evidence enough of their misunderstanding of what a millionaire really is, and what it takes to become one.
By Wen Parker5 years ago in Journal
The Choice
The first thing he noticed was the carpets in the room: blood-red fabric laced with a hectic array of beige and black lines that didn’t seem to follow any pattern. The air felt heavy as he took a seat in the guest chair. A wiry man with circular glasses and a mismatched suit sat opposite him at a large oak desk, behind which were dozens of bookshelves ranging from law encyclopedias to directories of funeral services. If someone had asked him to describe what he expected to see today, he would have described this down to the last detail.
By Wen Parker5 years ago in Families
