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I'd rather be poor today than rich twenty years ago. Try volunteering at a soup kitchen sometime. You will rethink this sentiment.
by mortenjorck 11y ago
I'd rather be poor today than rich twenty years ago.
Try volunteering at a soup kitchen sometime. You will rethink this sentiment.
- vinceguidry 11y agoI was poor for the first 7 or so years of my life. I've moved to a new city with nothing but a few hundred bucks keeping me from homelessness. The condition isn't permanent, or at least, it doesn't have to be.
- phil248 11y agoSure, there can just be 150 million jobs in the United States that all pay more than $100k/year, right? Everyone can be rich!
- at-fates-hands 11y agoPoor in this country (the US) is totally different than other countries. Most "poor" people have TV's, VCR's computers and smartphones. Most poor people can find places to sleep or crash or get groceries and handouts to survive. With all of the government plans, it's actually pretty easy to be poor in America: http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/06/01/astonishing-numbers-americas-poor-still-live-better-than-most-of-the-rest-of-humanity/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/06/01/astonishi... You want to see real poverty? Go to Hati, go to Panama, Cuba or go to nearly any South African country ravaged by centuries of war. People literally have NOTHING. They're thankful for clean water, and a small meal. Forget about clean clothes, basic hygiene and other multiple things we take for granted every single day.
- vinceguidry 11y agoYes, the picture changes drastically if I'd have to consider being anywhere other than the US.