Looking at the economic statistics of the Philippines, you can roughly know what the whole Philippines is like, but it doesn't really explain the whole situation. The following is about the development of the three kinds of life in the Philippines, which represents the epitome of the gap between the rich and the poor in the Philippines:
In the Philippines, if you are rich, then you are very rich. You spend time managing your own business, thinking about how to expand your wealth by letting your children marry into other wealthy families, or just establish new business relationships by socializing with other upper-class people.
If you belong to the middle class, then you may have a good time, although you realize that the luxury goods that the super-rich can afford are always beyond your ability, which may make you a little frustrated. You may have climbed from being impoverished to where you are now, but now you are doing well.
You live in a mortgaged house and you won’t be able to pay off the loan until the next 10 years. You still have an installment car. You will eventually own it in 5 years. Of course, by then, you will sell it for exchange. Another car, because all your friends do it. You are thinking about earning the next one million so that you can raise funds for a trip to Europe and "round the world" before you are in your 40s or 50s. You are still trying new things, such as entering the stock market.
Whenever you talk to your colleagues in English in the food court of a local mall, you use many semi-technical terms such as "diversified portfolio". Your top priority now is to be with your sweetheart in the office, settle down, and start a family. This is a good plan because it also doubles your earning capacity. Once you get married, you can pay off your loan more quickly, and even wealthy friends you met at your local gym or tennis court can invite you to an upper-class party.
As a person who sees both sides of things, you realize that you are in the best position to decide what is right for the Filipino people. Therefore, you impose your ideals on others and insist that everyone should share yours Political ideals and opinions.
If you are impoverished, then you can barely make ends meet. There is no government support. If you are poor, you must either make enough money for yourself and your family, or give your life for it. There are charities here, but they only exist to provide everyone with a good meal in a charity project so that they can add new photos on their photo walls.
You have a job that can earn 2000-5000 Philippine pesos every month. All you can think of is to earn enough money to support your five other brothers and sisters who are still in school. In addition, your two siblings have already gone to college, and since your father lost his job in the construction company, you have to rely on you to support them in school.
Of course, your meager salary is not enough to pay for these, so you have to borrow money from colleagues or neighbors. At some point, you will owe everyone's debts, and you can't pay them all off. At this time, you may turn to loan sharks, such as those Indians who ride motorcycles.
When loan sharks no longer give you loans, you will want to give up, because in your case, this is really hopeless. You can try to apply for a higher-paying job at a local call center, but your English must sound like a native speaker, and this is something you were rejected when you were young, and you can’t access American TV shows. This is not the same as your neighbor Joey, who grew up on American TV shows and even spent several months of vacation in the United States.
Then you will start to think-oh, maybe there is a simple way to make money. It is very easy for you to obtain, because you heard that your friends sometimes tried it: Vendor D. Your friends have some connections and they can easily get you into this industry. Of course, you are not a fool. You realize that every day there will be a D dealer who is shot, and there is a danger of blood flowing into a river. This is a dangerous choice, but it may be your last hope.
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