I don’t go to DU and wouldn’t go there if someone paid me. (And considering how much I need money, that’s saying something.)
Never did I suggest more government or higher taxes. The private sector is helping people become more productive where moral individuals are getting involved. No government needed, just less judgmentalism.
I am coming at this from the perspective of a low income person with financial constraints to becoming more productive. And I thought becoming more productive was a good thing which should be encouraged in the private sector.
I’d just like to know how someone is supposed to be productive and all that if they can’t get to a job.
This does not solve your immediate problem, but aim somewhere in the middle. You cannot afford a new car, but don't buy a junk car you will have to spend a lot of money on just to get it to run. What I did when I was a student in the 1980s was look for a car that was five or six years old but did not have high miles. I found a car like that and paid $1500 cash for it and that was my only car for 7 years. I put a lot of miles on it and the most expensive repair was when I owned it a few years and I had to replace the clutch. It was a Japanese car, pretty reliable but the parts were expensive. Nowadays, I don't know, maybe you can find a used car in decent shape for $4000 that will be reliable? I would think you could get a loan of several thousand dollars. If you have a friend who is is a mechanic or at least has good sense about such things maybe he could help you look for a good used car. I don't need to tell you that a used car can look okay but it could have serious problems that you will have to check for.
1) Be thankful for what you do have instead of being bitter about what you don’t.
2) Use what you do have to your advantage in any way you can. You appear to have a computer. This might be a good place to start.
3) The only true barriers to your success are in your own mind. Those barriers the hardest for many to overcome, but you must do so if you are ever going to be successful.
4) If you’re older and don’t have any marketable skills, you’ll need to get some. In the meantime, humbly remember that the only person you can blame for this is yourself. Don’t wallow in that, but don’t make it anyone else’s problem either.
5) Just find a damn way. If you can’t think your way out of problems, you’re probably not going to be of much use to an employer. Get someone to cosign if you need a car. No cosigner? Check craigslist for people who are looking to share a car or someone who is willing to carpool for gas money. Talk to neighbors, friends, anyone you can. Why do I have to suggest these things? You should be thinking about this on your own.
6) If there’s some private sector program to help you overcome this problem, avail yourself of it. There’s no shame in that, but remember that it’s not something that you are entitled to, bur rather something that was given to you by the generosity of others. Return that generosity when you are in a better position.