Sorry but i can't agree, without going too far into politics, your reality is what you build around you, if you look around and see absolute squalor, you do everything to get out of there, you adopt and overcome. It is true that most people do not have that power to do something about it. that power is in their mind, IF they did, reality around them would change.
Genuinely not sure what politics has to do with it. But fair enough, let's avoid that. I do agree with you that a positive
and determined mindset can go a very long way in helping folks overcome poverty and squalor. But honestly, I see very real limitations in just mindset or mentality. Are there women in 3rd World nations who rent themselves out to different men on a nightly basis to put food on the table for their children? Absolutely, unfortunately. Many try to be discrete but in overcrowded villages, all the men know who to chat up if they're looking for release with no commitments. You do what you have to do to survive. But no doubt, a large chunk of money goes a helluva long way to get out of poverty.
Also, apologies for the delay as I couldn't find that Invoice for the Life of me until this morning. It was for a new Purge valve. The valve itself was only $90
.oo but the labor at that garage is $110
.oo per hour. Even with the wait time of 9 hours last week and the total bill of around $373
.oo, honestly; I'd likely have had a heart-attack on the spot if I was told my repair bill would be $60,000
.oo to replace
anything on my out of warranty car.
All I'd be able to do then is just sign the pink-slip over to the garage, and ask the owner if I could please have a courtesy ride back to my home. Literally nothing else I could do after that. In my neck of the woods, every used car dealer is a Pre-owned dealer with only Luxury models being stocked. All except one. A genuine old-fashioned Used Cars dealer with a trailer and a lot full of older very non-luxury cars. One guess where I'd be headed to the very next morning if my bill was $60K.
