Re:A homeless man who turned his life around by offering boo...
by Banthum on Monday June 19, 2017 @05:05PM
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There's a good statistical analysis of the declining work ethic in some classes of white Americans in Charles Murray's book Coming Apart.
I recommend the book. It's not directly about this mainly, but the work ethic decline is statistically identifiable and localizable to a specific class of white American (who are also a class that people like you and I have essentially zero personal contact with).
What proportion exactly? How do you know it's "huge"?
I mean, what you describe definitely happens to some extent, but I'm curious as to how you reached the conclusion that it's really common.
Because I have counter-anecdotes. The most common scenario I personally witness is that an unemployed person finally lands a job, and they work their asses off to make sure they don't lose it. They arrive early, leave late and generally jump at every opportunity to prove their worth.
So I'm very skeptical that poor work ethic is a significant root cause of poverty. Of course, if you have actual numbers, I would be interested to read more.