Society's Constant

Dedication is absolutely a viable solution for the lower class's problems. But, you say that, "every parent wants their children to be the best at all," which for the most part I agree with. Based off of that standard alone, you're saying that the lower class should already be "fetching two jobs instead of one" and "salvaging their money instead of misusing it." To be specific, you're saying that they aren't pushing themselves to create better lives for their children, yet their dedication to do it is present. If you are saying that they are pushing themselves, then when "fathers...sit in bars and outrun their limits" wouldn't occur anymore. They would be putting all of their time and effort into providing for their children instead of booze to wash away their problems. But if that was true, then you wouldn't say that it was a problem. A problem that I see is that you say that "the middle and upper class buy extravagant and valuable items, however, they are affluent enough to do so." You make it sound like it is completely acceptable for those who have the money to buy beautiful decorations, expensive clothing, fast cars, and fancy jewelry to buy them; even though, there are those in this world whom would be lucky enough just to see such extravagances. If they have the money for these items that only increase the pride in themselves, then they also have the money to fund a way to support or research a way to support those whom can't afford these. The people and families that have money show off their money on useless items that benefit no one. The people and families that don't have money don't show it off to the world. They try to hide the fact they can't regularly provide their kids with three meals a day. So how do they do that? Parents purchase "Jordan sneakers" and pointless items of their own so their children can fit in at school. So they aren't seen as outcasts. Nothing feels worse than being alone, especially when it's not your fault. Most parents have the drive to push their kids to learn more, because they don't want their children to be alone or poor. Some parents smother their kids with too much love to protect them from life's problems, which leads to overly dependent children that can't make it on their own in the real world. Some parents show no love to their kids hoping that the kids grow into adults who can make the hard decisions and take the real world seriously; but that leads to children feeling detached which can lead to violence, running away, and suicide - maybe just trying to get attention. Some parents do everything just right and their kids become the astronauts and doctors that they aspired to be at a young age. The parents have one of the strongest, if not the strongest, influences on the youth of this nation. Whatever they do for whatever reason, will affect their children in some ways. Parents don't know the magic method for raising a child, so these teenagers develop into unique human beings. But their knowledge of the real world is all based upon not only the parents' knowledge but what their parents allowed them to learn as well. And since parents don't know the perfect way to boost their children's performance, it would be acceptable if they were to take the advice from outsiders on their parenting. Communication is necessary for thorough learning. If the parents don't have an open mind about their lives and the lives of others, then where would their steadfast dedication to improve their kids' lives come from? How would they even know if they were in a rut, if they didn't have the perspective to see that other families weren't? Of course the lower class wants the best for their children, so should all of the other social classes. But if they have the want like everyone else, then why can't they change? Because the other classes have the money for a proper education that leads to high paying jobs. The lower class is struggling with debts and alienation, because from everyone else's perspective, they dug their own hole. They committed the crimes that were supposed to earn more for their family. But from everyone else's point of view, they're just guilty. They don't deserve help because it's their fault that they are in the situation they are in. People don't realize that there is a trend in this country that has consumed millions if not billions of lives over the years. If people don't help the lower class now, then why should anyone help those people? It will be because of them and their ancestors that the definition of who's poor changed to the middle class. I want the best for everyone, and the best for everyone would be to prolong Society's Constant and to find a solution - maybe even prevent it. To do that, we will need unity. People from all over will have to put in their time. They will have to simply, just help others. A dedication towards help from all will benefit the world far more than the help from two.