Growing racialized income divide in Toronto shows that bad decisions equate to bad financial results – May 6, 2019,
Yeah, so apparently, the government is supposed to correct the mistakes you make in life? There’s a Toronto Star article titled Report reveals alarming — and growing — racialized income divide in GTA that states within the body of it’s article the following:
Shaunette Tomlinson, a 34-year-old Etobicoke mother of two who immigrated to Canada from Jamaica at age 16, has struggled to climb out of poverty-level employment for most of her adult life. And that is despite earning two college diplomas.
Now, first things first, Shaunette Tomlinson immigrated to Canada from Jamaica 18 years ago, she has two kids and there’s no mention of her being married, when she had her kids or if she’s presently married or how she chooses to spend the money she does have? I know a people who went to college and either doesn’t have a job or the employment they currently have, has nothing to do with what they took in college, this is why initially most of us thought student loans were a bad idea for the government to get involved with. Now, within the very body of the article, the following is stated.
She contrasts her work experience with that of her father, a truck driver in Jamaica who came to Canada in the 1980s and immediately found work in his field. Within a short time, he was able to buy a home and support a wife and six children on his earnings, Tomlinson says. He currently runs a fleet of four trucks and continues to thrive.
Now, if you read about her father, her father got married and wasn’t only employed, but eventually became his own boss. Furthermore, notice that there’s no mention of her father going to college? Regarding the housing situation, I’ve been writing about the CMHC for years, if the CMHC’s job was to make housing more affordable it’s failed miserably, actually, the Toronto Star has another post oddly enough titled Toronto home sales jump higher in April, average price up from year ago which has an optimistic feel to it about rising home prices that tend to hurt the poor the most. All that aside, I don’t see why race has anything to do with that article?
It appears people’s actions and what they vote for appears to have more to with their poverty than the color of their skin. The article continues
“I look at his life at age 34 and my own and I wonder why it is so hard today,” she says. After more than a decade of part-time and dead-end jobs, Tomlinson has finally landed a career-track position in finance and administration at the Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre in Scarborough.
“For the first time in my life I love to get up in the morning and go to work — even though it’s a long commute,” says Tomlinson, whose next goal is to save for a condo.
Now, are we going to simply ignore her decisions vs. her father’s decisions? I’ve met Jamaicans, let any other ethnic group you get some are good and some who are bad, you get some who are good with money and others who are money morons. Canadians are Canadians and Toronto is a very multicultural city, I don’t know why some people want to divide us when it appears that some people are making bad decisions. You have children and don’t get married, expect to have a harder life than people who don’t get married. I even know Gay people, who get married and raise kids together, because it’s common freaking sense that 2 people working together is better than an individual managing 2 Kids on their own?
Her father made the right decisions, if her father walked into a bank right now, even with these inflated housing prices, chances are he and his wife would be approved a mortgage. Truck driving, logistics, transportation, pay a lot of money if you’re willing to put in the work.
A portion of the article states the following:
The report also calls on the federal government to beef up the Canada Worker Benefit and urges all levels of government to create more affordable housing, public transportation, and childcare to support all workers, but especially groups whose incomes have stagnated.
So, obviously, this has to do with welfare and increasing welfare spending, so what this article is asking for is for the Government to take money from people like Shaunette Tomlinson’s father, who is a productive member of society, who is even employing people, and redistribute his money to people who aren’t married, have two college diplomas and 2 children who potentially occurred out of wedlock?
So, we should be rewarding mistakes, and also didn’t Shaunette Tomlinson quality of life rise when she moved from Jamaica to Canada? Aren’t her Canadian diplomas any good in Jamaica? Or isn’t her diplomas worth something in other cities in Canada? It’s articles like the one below that stir up resentment in Canada’s working class. Your thoughts and your actions can affect your entire life. When you make certain decisions don’t ask the government to solve your problems, take responsibility for your actions. I actually know a lot of single moms that are doing very well, but these women are self-driven, a part-time job is one of their jobs, I’ve met several single moms with several jobs, it’s not even abnormal to hear about a woman who has multiple jobs in today’s Canada.
Hardworking women come in all races, being honest, this topic disgusts me, this Toronto Star article could have easily been an education piece that could unite people and raise awareness about how some decisions can really hurt your pocketbook and bottom line, instead, the article is being used to stir up racial division, absolutely disgusting Laurie Monsebraaten – Social Justice Reporter, it’s a shame that all you see is race. Focus more on decision making and how bad decisions can reshape your future. Stop trying to take the easy way out
Report reveals alarming — and growing — racialized income divide in GTA – Toronto Star
Interesting times ahead