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Originally Posted by GP_Matt
I agree with you that there is a lot of opportunities for someone willing to work hard to make 6 figures. But a lot of that stems from the oil patch where working hard means consecutive 80 hour weeks staying in a camp in some random spot in the province, often working a 24 and 4 shift. For a single parent this means giving your children to someone else to raise.
I can agree with you with regards to a traditional family or SSCCaTaGs , but I don't think lazy is the right word* at all, more that they have chosen that the wage isn't worth the cost. This also ignores the segment of the population that isn't mentally and physically fit with a clean drivers abstract and the ability to pass random drug tests.
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Agreed.
Also, there are construction jobs in Calgary or throughout Alberta that allow people to work through the ranks and make a good living. Sure, it is hard physical labor, but you're home everynight.
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*There are of course some who are simply lazy. I worked with someone who considered his period on EI as the greatest time of his life. Four friends on EI at the same time pulling in enough money to pay for rent, pizza, beer, weed and video games.
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These are the people I'm talking about when I mention lazy poor people.