Originally Posted by
Grym
I do agree, for the lower classes, especially dependent on area, minimum wage should be regularly reviewed against inflation, to make sure they can at least provide all the basics of life.
But after that, it really does come down to the person to better themselves and catch a good opportunity. Opportunities unfoortunately isn't something you can make even chance for everyone, whether it comes down to a new position in a company just got opened up (not everyone has the right skill or geographical opportunity to apply for it), or even a strip bar hiring new stripers, if you are male candidate or female but not in good looks or shape, you are screwed out of that opportunity. However, while opportunities can often be a barrier for someone to climb upwards, a lot of it also down to personal effort.
Stuck at doing admin work? Do a book keeping course (those are cheap), or computing course, accounting course (while something like ACCA are expensive, something like AAT is reasonably cheap and widely use), there ARE affordable professional studies out there, but how many people have access to those but never bothered to even think about it because "awww but I don't want to study, I want my free time". And then moans about it when they apply for a new position but lost to someone who DID go through the effort, and claim that they didn't have the same opportunity, plenty of people like this exists (unfortunately I even know a few, tried to smack that idea into their head but doesn't seem to be working).
So I think while the bottom line need to make sure to be above a "livable standard", and many companies offers study package nowadays (may be they can even make it mandatory so everyone at least have the opportunities to better themselves as long as they are willing to put the work into it), after that it really should be down to each person's motivation to climb.
---------- Post added 2012-05-05 at 12:11 AM ----------
That guy did it, I don't know how he did it, for those that couldn't may be they can ask him for advice?