No cable, no cell phone, no frivolous spending. However, I am a strong advocate of the help not save principle. Number of Chinese billionaires (not including Hong Kong) / Percentage of Chinese people living in... [+] poverty. In this period, the number of poor people in China fell from 878 million to less than 10 million. Because they had the unfortune of being laid off???? But the kicker is this: "NO! Also Alicia Keys, Common, Danny Glover, Iman, and Damian Marley do as well. You might be reading this on a phone or computer. WHY??? Um, no. Bill Gates and Jack Ma became superrich because their companies improved the lives of so many... [+] people. In total, I have written and edited 22 books, the most recent of which are The Wealth Elite and The Power of Capitalism. Top 10 Ways to Help Poor and Needy People Published on August 27, 2014 August 27, 2014 • 182 Likes • 87 Comments Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy” (Prov 31:8-9). I have heard this crap so many times ,what is wrong with this "socialism"?? Many poor people don’t trust that the government has their back, and 60 percent of them believe the government should do more to help those in poverty. Also over a generation hand outs have produced laziness and a sense of entitlement, (in hopefully a minority) I'm ashamed to know girls who would rather sit at home n have kids for benefits than get a job. Join me. Zero-sum thinking is not only misguided, it has a negative impact on every single zero-sum believer and on society as a whole. I would give it personally, not through charity, because I don't trust them. But is not an obligation, they have lots of choices and partying is not one!!!. You would want support and help. The rich should not help the needy as it might make them completely reliant on the aid of the wealthy. And people with no moral scruples who think in zero-sum terms can even find themselves drawn to a life of crime. There is always a reason why there are beggars on the streets asking for money. God says what good is a man that if he should fall and have no one to pick him up. Now tell me this, how many of you "poor folk" live that simply and watch your spending and do NOT expect a handout? Because there is a lot of luck to becoming rich and others are less fortunate. Wealthy people have been treated very well by life. Because poor people also have the right to live with technology and if they are poor for their fault then they should be given a 2nd chance to stand up and they should be helped by rich people as people should help them in starting their business or giving them work. In spite of the fact that the state still exerts a strong grip on the Chinese economy, it has substantially reduced its role since the period under Mao Zedong. I sold the company in 2016 and have focused on academic research and writing books ever since. We are people of one Nation - that means every human on this World is our brother.The reason that we live in different countries, have different language and different color of skin do not give us right to decide who will leave and who will die. If they were smart and hard working enough why should they pay for my misjudgment. Poor people should help rich people. A quick glance at the Forbes list of the world’s billionaires reveals that almost everyone on the list became rich as an entrepreneur or because they continued businesses that their parents had founded and took them to the next level. He became so rich because he founded Alibaba and other successful companies that met the needs of hundreds of millions of his fellow citizens. We live in the developed world where it is possible to make a life for your self starting from nothing. I will die poor.Is this phrase something they teach in millionaire school? By 2010, however, the number had risen to 64 thanks to Deng’s capitalist reforms. I don't think anyone should be forced to help anyone regardless of the situation. The Rich Create Benefits For Society As A Whole. Under Mao, China was not home to a single billionaire. There should be no reason for a wealthy person to help a poor person, unless the wealthy person is offering a job to the poor person so they can earn money themselves. Many people abuse it by staying unemployed, unmarried and having more children so as to meet the criteria for financial aid. Don't let the greed get to you. The facts tell a completely different story, as the example of China demonstrates: The biggest economic success story in human history began with the realization that, rather than harming society, everyone benefits when people become rich or even superrich as entrepreneurs. By giving back to society, they are remaining humble and remembering their roots. Nobody is responsible to help the ¨poor¨, we need to define who are the poors, everybody is poor in this world. Everybody is always trying to help each other. It's only right. I have been supporting myself financially since the age of 15...And I am a female. That should be what we do as society, help each other out. Poor people are poor for a reason, likewise with the wealthy. If they cannot manage their own financial situations, How can we bring ourselves to help them again? Wealth is meant to be earned, not to be given. I was awarded my first doctorate in history in 1986 and my second, this time in sociology, in 2016. God asks us to do hard things like forgiving others, loving our enemies, and showing compassion to the poor. A lot of people work at companies to help their owners get rich, I did, but after the owners got rich, they could care less about their workers. If the wealthy give to the poor, then the lower classes might become very dependent on the wealthy giving to them. The poor people of the world is government fault. If the rich start helping the poor, then what is likely to happen is that the poor will expect more freebies from the rich which may result in them not doing anything with their lives as it's all just handed to them. They took the risks that most would not, often work unforgiving hours building buinesses that others would not, they provide employment for others. If someone is genuinely trying to do good, create wealth and move on with their lives, then they should be the ones getting the help; not those expecting everything handed to them. Thank you! This world view is also called zero-sum thinking because its adherents regard economic life as a zero-sum game, just like tennis, where one player has to lose for the other to win. Nowadays, no other country in the world—except for the U.S.—has as many billionaires as China. While I don't think the gap between rich and poor should be as large as it is, it is essential that we have a stronger workforce rather than more money to share. I believe that instead of giving these beggars big bucks, We should only give a few to push them in the right direction. Some jobs don't need a degree and a life of debt that richer people should pay for. If zero-sum theory were correct, this development would be impossible. One must know one's own limit/jurisdiction in aiding the less fortunate.Let's take an analogy, you spot a beggar along the street. According to official World Bank figures, the percentage of extremely poor people in China in 1981 stood at 88.3%. The poor build cars, houses, roads, offices, bridges and make toys, phones, computers, televisions and clothes. Help them through this game of life and death. We should encourage the non-wealthy to work hard and prosper, But that's an issue in itself, Opportunities for the poor are sparse, Just my 5p. If someone is motivated to earn money at any cost, it greatly improves our economy. He is followed by Mark Zuckerberg at No. And help them reach their goal, to finish the game to paradise, Heaven. I was awarded my first doctorate in history in 1986 and my second, this time in sociology, in 2016. I believe that helping these people will make them believe in luck, Which rarely exists. "Wealth is meant to be earned, not given." We have way more benefits than you think. By this same logic, charities are socialist organizations. The "poor" people in this country are basically poor because their lack of ambition, and no thats not always the case but people take advantage. Relax! The Chinese economic miracle began with Deng Xiaoping’s economic reforms. But zero-sum beliefs are wrong: The sharp decline in poverty and the simultaneous dramatic increase in the number of billionaires are merely two sides of the same coin. Upper classes should definitely HELP the poor, and donate money to them, but they should not be required to donate money to the poor, because they have no moral obligation to. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. The earth cannot support all 7 billion people we have. Ohmagurd. Yes, the rich should help the poor. Why? Help the young ones, who are life beginners. By 1990, this had fallen to 66.2%. I think the goal of a successful person is always to help himself and as many other people that he can at all times. It is not the rich, privileged, or innovative people that drive our economy, but rather the millions of people who are willing to work for them. Yes, the rich should HELP the poor but not SAVE the poor. I believe some welfare is necessary to stop the retarded drunks from dying and ringing up hospital bills, but I think exorbitant welfare is unconstitutional. Most rich people do not become rich because they take from the poor, but because they create a great benefit for others. To add, Helping the poor is, In essence, "spoon-feeding", Why shouldn't the poor also receive a job, And to add, Why not a car, You gave them money, So why not go full out? And many of the world's most revered and … What did Jesus say to rich young man?Matthew 19:21-24“If you want to be perfect, go and sell all you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; then come and follow me.”22 When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he was very rich.23 Jesus then said to his disciples, “I assure you: it will be very hard for rich people to enter the Kingdom of heaven. So yes rich or poor I believe we were all put here to help when can. I am referring to entrepreneurs of such enormous wealth, but of course these people are rich usually because they neglect the environment, make ruthless business decisions at the expense of others and have an attitude towards the poor work fodder that they are lazy and unproductive, therefore not deserving help.Is this debate even worth the time of day, because nobody who cares for the plight of those in need ever becomes a rich tycoon with the ability to do so. © 2020 Forbes Media LLC. I'm pretty sure "help" also qualifies as donations yah know, not giving them thousands of dollars. Believers can act on behalf of the poor with the confidence that they are helping further God’s work in the world: “I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor / and upholds the cause of the needy” (Psalm 140:12). While rich people should help poor people it is not their job to do so. God no lets wait til all the poor people get a brain to team up and then kidnap and murder all of you rich people because your fancy alarm systems might be operated by a poor person that has no other way to feed the 15 poor hungry people in his or her poor family. In fact, “The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern” (Prov 29:7).Christians should respond to global poverty and hunger with hope. The say, Africans they are struggling without money we are complaining about having 3 meals a day. Anyone who believes that it is only possible to become rich at the expense of others has created a barrier to their own success. Love is action. Often a sense of entitlement arises with people thinking they have worked hard for their money and deserve it whereas others don't etc. Larry Page and Sergey Brin, at Nos. However, I am a strong advocate of the help not save principle. You give the beggar a dollar and walk away. Jack Ma is the richest man in China, with a fortune of $34.6 billion. "“Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood” (Isaiah 58:7)? Believers labor with the hope that Jesus will return, and “with righteousness he will judge the needy, / with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth” (Isaiah 11:4). The hard working middle class will begin to disappear into oblivion when it becomes easier to collect basic income and other benefits paid for by the rich.The rich are not evil. Today there are 324 billionaires in China, and that’s not counting the 71 billionaires in Hong Kong. You have to work your way up to it...Nobody's owes you anything in this world so be lucky that you even have a government that helps you out. I was careful and thoughtful of utilities and their use. God has blessed us all in different ways we need to all help each other.I feel rich at one time.I was blessed with a job for 30 years and mortgage payment for 20 years.My job was eliminated I lost everything I had work hard for all my life.No I did not go on government assistance I didn't qualify I have no children and $400 a week disqualified me.Try living without power for 2 months or going to a friends house to fill milk jugs up for water.No my church was not financially able to assist,United Way,Hope,Social Services etc.Are all jokes.Just remember when judgement day comes God does not take cash. Rich people should absolutely help poor people. 24 I repeat: it is much harder for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God than for a camel to go through the eye of a needle.”Luke 12:15-21 (Phi) ..."Be on your guard against covetousness in any shape or form. THOSE ARE MORTAL'S DOING!I'm poor living with relatives but to let you know that I'm Devil's chosen one so If I don't get anything I wanted, Disasters will struck the rich. Without the poor people to fill your factories, supermarkets, mines, delivery vehicles and to clean, cater and maintain your world of big business, where are your fortunes made?My idea of rich does not include musicians, actors, models or television presenters. 2. When someone is in a desperate situation and have no one to turn to and reach out to others especially to strangers its really humiliating experience. The poor people all deserve to be poor because otherwise, they would be wealthy. In the end, we can mostly just help the poor, however, whether or not they want to be saved from the poverty cycle is up to themselves and we should play no or minimal part in that regard. Many people believe that the rich only become rich at the expense of others. By keeping the minimum wage low and giving the poor instead monetary benefits gained from taxpayer funds, we would maintain a stable economy that had a hierarchical system however with the lowest class still maintaining an existence that allowed for three healthy meals a day and a permanent residence with adequate conditions for two parents and two children. Life isn't fair, there will always be winners and losers in the grand scheme of things. Think about it rich can't be force to share but if they chose not to then Satan will rake them. By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. It was Deng who declared: “Let some people get rich first!” Over the next few decades, the Chinese state permitted the private ownership of the means of production and allowed the free market to exert greater influence. Imagine living in a cardboard box on main street, people are stepping on you, ignoring you, even spitting on you! Beggers cant be choosers. This zero-sum mindset is also the basis of the socialist theories that have brought so much suffering to humanity over the past hundred years or so. Notice the difference between the 2 cases. I do not believe that they should ever be forced to give away any of their wealth to the poor, but that they do have sort of a moral obligation to help them. The fault is with the government who assumed university education is the key to all woes. His boss always said " stick with me and I will take care of you", my dad died poor.One boss I helped to get rich from my hard work told me "stick with me and I will take care of you". The rich people should help poverty and little children who are starving to death, everyone in this world is special, the only difference between the rich and the poor is money. The poor person is simply unable to sustain his or her own life. "The poor people all deserve to be poor" WHAT??? I think they should. It’s not only the small number of billionaires who have profited from China’s economic reforms, it’s also—more importantly—the hundreds of millions who were previously living in bitter poverty. And when we love the poor like God loves the poor, we should naturally have so much compassion for them that we would be more than willing to serve. Soul it is immortal it can not die but flesh dies you only a body for this world so you can be legal or be seen withe out your body you don exist JESSU said love ye one another as I first love you for the greatest of these is LOVE by aj. Its sad that the wealthy should have to hand out their hard work earning to the people who like to sit at the bar and pop out babies. But God said to him, 'You fool, this very night you will be asked for YOUR SOUL!...' Its so messed up, You can't start out with a high paying job. They need to do more for themselves, such as getting an education and a job to improve themselves. You no I find it ironic that if a man ask someone to buy them an sandwich, and they say man I don't have any money to buy you a sandwich , but you can have an drink if you like. One must know one's … 50 Cent and Lil Kim don't represent all rich black people, they are only two people. That can be said about people also. Yes, the rich should help the poor. Without the cheap labour the economy cannot be maintained, we would crumble as a society because everyone would demand too high a wage, causing companies to raise their prices, which would lead to people from middle and upper classes demanding higher wages and the trend would continue. Take my hand, in wisdom, to guide the needy of the people who have think they lost by giving up." People who are wealthier or at least very comfortable with money should help, because they have the resources to do so. Another thing I'd like to point out is that the poor must have gotten poor because of their own doing. yes, I think when rich people help poor people it only benefits our society. No obligation for the rich to help the poor given by natural rights. All Rights Reserved, This is a BETA experience. So he said to himself, 'What shall I do, for I have no room to store this harvest of mine?' 15 years later, as a professional with a lucrative career I WORKED HARD to grow, I still live that simply. I would love to be able to help someones health for free and give them meds if needed. I started my career at the Central Institute for Social Sciences Research at the Free University of Berlin and went on to become department head at one of Germany’s leading daily newspapers, Die Welt. Anyone who believes that the only way to become rich is at the expense of others will naturally envy and begrudge the rich their wealth. Not all poor people are that way because they are lazy or choose to be. 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