Bullfeathers!
You know, you're both just stupid. Not ignorant of the real world. Just plain old stupid.
How many people have you hired? In the DR? In your lifetime? How many people do you hire 'to make a difference?' All of the people I hire are my friends. Real friends. Probably another subject you have no experience in. How many other countries have you lived in to witness this 'poverty' you know so much about? I've lived in India, Malaysia, Singapore, the United States, and now the Dominican Republic with extensive time spent in other countries such as Pakistan, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Zimbabwe. Andyou Mr. Know-It-All? Name 'em or shut up. How much acclaim do you have in your home country? You can look me up in any Who's Who you choose to see my record.
It's insulting to have some know-nothing telling me what I am all about when they have no idea who I am. Look it up fool, and confine your remarks to the subject at hand if you're able? You don't know jack about psychology or what's in someone else's head. Hell, you don't have a clue about what's in your own head, or how to express it. You have aboslutely no right to speculate. That's just plain insulting and I think you're both acting like whiney clueless little spoiled children.
Grow up.
Tomk (aka XR)
P.S.
I repeat: The answer to success for anyone is hard work and perserverence. Not sticking your hand out and waiting for someone to put something in it. That applies to Dominicans, Americans, Malaysians, LTSnyder, Sancochojoe, in-laws, and blood relatives if they behave that way. I am not wealthy, I work for a living and I'll be damned if some lambone is going to make me feel bad that they have nothing but choose to spend the day drinking Brugal and playing Dominoes. I do not have respect for anyone who whines about their lot in life and waits for someone else to fix it without making an effort on their own - beyond begging. That is not directed at poor people. It is a prime reason I left the U.S. too, because too many people there have learned that it is easier to beg than to work for your dreams, no matter how modest those dreams are, from folks like you. That's sad.