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Does hard work always lead to a higher income

Does hard work always lead to a higher income?

  • yes

    Votes: 3 4.2%
  • no

    Votes: 68 95.8%

  • Total voters
    71

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Does hard work always lead to a higher income?

The reason I ask this is that I see a lot of people assuming that people with a low income are lazy.
 
Your use of the word "always" in the poll question requires the answer to be "no".
 
Does hard work always lead to a higher income?

The reason I ask this is that I see a lot of people assuming that people with a low income are lazy.

The worst misconception ever. I know people that make virtually nothing, but work harder than any mofo I've ever met.

In short, the answer to your question is no.
 
It depends on how you define hard work. When it comes to physical labor you probably aren't going to make much more. If you're a businessman or a student earning a degree, working hard to earn commission or get a degree that will guarantee you a high paying job will lead to a higher income. I think education earns higher wages along with work ethic. Although, sometimes things aren't fair and those who work extremely hard don't reap what they sow. I voted no, because it isn't in every circumstance that hard work pays off financially.
 
Assume
ass*u*me
Farmers are very hard workers, they must be.
The Amish are prime examples.
But to those who "think" or ass*u*me that those poor people that they see are lazy....... I'd take for neighbors any day the poor people over the holier than thou snobs....
Laziness strikes all , I wish I knew why..:confused:
 
Your use of the word "always" in the poll question requires the answer to be "no".

I think the word always is an important piece of this question. If the assumption is that higher income people work harder than lower income people than hard work should lead to a higher income.
 
No because the world isnt black and white like that, working harder in addition to working smarter typically leads to a bigger reward.

That doesn't address the question, which is about hard work. In a sense what I am really asking is that is everyone that is poor in that situation because they are lazy?
 
That doesn't address the question, which is about hard work. In a sense what I am really asking is that is everyone that is poor in that situation because they are lazy?

Its not simply being to lazy to work harder. Its aspiring to be something more. I could work 5x timer harder digging ditches then anyone else but in the end I would still be a ditch digger.
 
Its not simply being to lazy to work harder. Its aspiring to be something more. I could work 5x timer harder digging ditches then anyone else but in the end I would still be a ditch digger.

But would you be a lazy ditch digger?
 
Does hard work always lead to a higher income?

The reason I ask this is that I see a lot of people assuming that people with a low income are lazy.
That's such a poorly phrased question, and coming from you, bias is expected.
 
That's such a poorly phrased question, and coming from you, bias is expected.

How is it poorly phrased?

What I want to know is why people assume that poor people are lazy? In my experience there are poor people with all sorts of amounts of work ethic.
 
But would you be a lazy ditch digger?

Honestly if I thought I would always be a ditch digger, probably. Why work harder if the end result is likely the same.
 
Not always....

Most of the time.
 
Honestly if I thought I would always be a ditch digger, probably. Why work harder if the end result is likely the same.

I would probably react that way too, but I am a fairly ambitious person.

However, at the textile mill I work at, I know plenty of people who work hard for the sake of working hard and never aspire to even being a supervisor. Many only make 10 or 11 an hour, but they tend to be happy people.
 
Often, the low paying jobs are hard work. My dad never got a formal education, he worked very hard all his working years, sometimes two jobs. He is the one who taught me the importance of hard work, and I can honestly say that I love to work. It's good for my body, mind, and spirit.

You might have considered asking if hard work at improving one's chances of success always lead to a higher income, in which case I would have said usually.
 
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Does hard work always lead to a higher income?

The reason I ask this is that I see a lot of people assuming that people with a low income are lazy.

The dean at my lawschool noted that

1) working hard was no guarantee you would make the law review on grades or graduate as a member of "The order of coif"

2) not working hard was a guarantee you would not make the law review or graduate with honors

I am sure that someone proved the 2nd proposition wrong at some point but for the most part he was dead on accurate.


many of those people who are poor never learned how to work hard and never had anyone around them who did
 
I guess to answer your question about the poor being lazy. No, not all poor people are poor because they are lazy. Many are poor because they are ill or can't work. Many are poor because they can't receive an education. And many are poor simply because of the times. My family has been extremely poor before and my dad worked his butt off to provide our basic needs. He is one of the hardest working people I know. If anything, I would say many poor people have a better work ethic than rich people.
 
However, at the textile mill I work at, I know plenty of people who work hard for the sake of working hard and never aspire to even being a supervisor. Many only make 10 or 11 an hour, but they tend to be happy people.

I was very much this way in my youth. I would spent countless hours perfecting the most trivial of tasks. As I gained more experience I found that this can, as often as not, retard advancements depending on your employeer. Some will leave you to the lesser tasks because you will do it so much better then anyone else and do not wish to lose that dedication in the given area. Others will recognize your potential as someone who can achieve more and give you options to advance.

Sadly working for others leaves you at the decisions of others and many persons in managment postions simply haven't got a clue.
 
However, at the textile mill I work at, I know plenty of people who work hard for the sake of working hard and never aspire to even being a supervisor.

I have a hard job that requires an education, so I do work hard, but am paid adequately for it (imo). I have been in management positions, but I like being a worker bee better. I like to focus on doing my job well and feeling like I am being somewhat productive and good at my job.
 
Because it your hidden intent showed, otherwise you would have just asked this:

I have asked that before and all I have gotten in response is a lot of hand waving. Sometimes you have to ask a question in a backwards or unexpected manner to get the kind of honest discussion you intend. Given the high number of honest and well thought out responses, I would say that I was at least moderately successful.
 
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What is so messed up? The hardest jobs seem to pay the less:(
 
Assume
ass*u*me
Farmers are very hard workers, they must be.
The Amish are prime examples.
But to those who "think" or ass*u*me that those poor people that they see are lazy....... I'd take for neighbors any day the poor people over the holier than thou snobs....
Laziness strikes all , I wish I knew why..:confused:

I am not sure I completely agree with the bold part. (the rest of it I am ok with). I am a fairly lazy person who probably puts in around 3.5 hours on a given workday and I spend the rest of the time goofing off. However, during my last review I got pretty much the highest marks a person can get short of revolutionizing a business unit. Also, I am up for a pretty hefty promotion right now and I have a better than 50% chance of getting it (I will know by the end of next week). But I tend to be naturally good at eliminating nonvalue added steps in my job and only work on the things that actually get work done. My real motivation though is that I like to play more than I like to work.
 
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I think most of the responses are very thoughtful, here. It has been pointed out that working smart in conjunction with working hard is the ticket toward greater income.


The one thing that makes me crazy is that everyone acts as if lower intelligence is the fault of the person with said intelligence level, and that being smart is somehow a thing that they have accomplished themselves. Some smart people act as if it is their birthright to be rewarded for their intelligence, as if they did something to achieve that intelligence.

While I agree that we must reward people for getting an education and thereby being able to offer more to the economic system, I don't agree that people who are less intelligent deserve to be poor. Innate intelligence is the luck of the draw, after all.

It might even be the case that we can't have any other system but one where the slow are somewhat poor, but let's not excuse ourselves by making it out that they deserve it.
 
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