Misconceptions on Crime & Economy: segment from Zig Ziglar ..... I was raised during the Depression, so I was familiar with an occasional knock at the back door by someone asking for something to eat in exchange for some work they could do around the house or garden. Interestingly enough, virtually no one asked for free food - they wanted to work for it instead. Statistics clearly validate that the crime rate coming out of the Depression was actually lower than it was when we entered the Depression. An article in The Financial Post by David Frum points out that the identical situation occurred in Canada. He stated that statistics confirmed that in Canada there was an overall five percent drop in criminality between 1992 and 1993. This, despite the fact that 1993 should have seen an increase in crime. Instead, faced with plant closures, job losses and shrinking social services, the Canadians became less inclined to break into houses and steal from the owners. The reality is people do what theyre taught and expected to do. If we will eliminate the concept that poverty breeds crime and more carefully teach that the right way is the best way, we will see further reductions in crime. In many cases an economic belt-tightening is a character-building experience that helps us learn to get along without many of the so-called necessities of life, so we emerge from the economic challenges stronger and better prepared to build a more successful future. Take that approach and Ill SEE YOU AT THE TOP! Zig Ziglar is known as America’s Motivator. He authored 33 books and produced numerous training programs. He will be remembered as a man who lived out his faith daily. ..... True ..... people want to stand by the street and ask for free money (or food) instead of asking to work for it or finding work!! ziglar/character/economic-need-and-crime?inf_contact_key=41a5958204fecd5b976ea7d362f6cdad6f10cd87f05429e702ff5aeab0a93a0c
Posted on: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 19:29:17 +0000
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