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Thanks for posting. "Being poor is knowing how hard it is to stop being poor." hit me hard. I didn't grow up poor, but I can understand this sentiment. It's un

Thanks for posting. "Being poor is knowing how hard it is to stop being poor." hit me hard. I didn't grow up poor, but I can understand this sentiment. It's unfortunate that so many people don't take the time to think about societal conditions before placing "blame" on the disadvantaged.

dizzystar 9y ago
That line is definitely true. After getting into a decent and safe living world, I ran into a situation. I was given advice on how to deal with it, and I swore I was talking to aliens. It really gave me pause and showed me the brutal reality of how different our worlds are. When I told others about the advice, they looked at me and said "wasn't that obvious to you?" Well, no it wasn't. In my experience, getting out of poor is a multi-pronged deal. Getting out is 1/10th of the battle; the hardest part is not falling back in. It's like being dropped into the ocean with a canoe, while everyone around you is in steamboats.
- gnaritas 9y ago
  What was the situation, and the advice, expand please.
chrischen 9y ago
This is probably the #1 reason that we don't help the poor enough. It's the belief that the rich deserve to be rich and the poor deserve to be poor.