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Being poor happens to people who have failed to get and keep money. Sometimes that starts with you, sometimes your ancestors. Obviously it’s easier to get money

Being poor happens to people who have failed to get and keep money. Sometimes that starts with you, sometimes your ancestors. Obviously it’s easier to get money if you already have it. But if you’re poor, someone didn’t get it. Could be for messed up, unfair reasons. But it’s that simple. It’s not random. Getting wiped out by a medical event means you didn’t have health insurance. Health insurance is generally affordable despite what the GOP says, especially if you’re in poverty then you can get some really good Obamacare for free. Not buying insurance is just about the poorest thing you can do. Yes, before the ACA there was the the whole preexisting condition thing. There’s all kind of whack ass stuff out there. But I’m not talking about corner cases. I’m talking big picture. Step one to not being poor is having insurance.

sp332 9y ago
Yes, I was taking it as axiomatic that poor people have less money than rich people. But having more or less money seems to correlate surprisingly weakly with knowledge or behavior. Of course people can do really dumb things but we're not talking about corner cases. I'm talking about the tens of millions of people who get poorer and then less poor without changing their knowledge or behavior very dramatically.
chatmasta 9y ago
> sometimes your ancestors The sins of the father... > It’s not random But people cannot choose where, when, or to whom they are born.
- linkmotif 9y ago
  > The sins of the father... It's funny your parents actions shouldn't dictate if you're poor, but God forbid your parents were rich: no one likes a rich kid. > But people cannot choose where, when, or to whom they are born. Life is not fair. It just isn't...
learc83 9y ago
>especially if you’re in poverty then you can get some really good Obamacare for free Unless you're in one of the many states that didn't expand medicaid coverage. Then you need to make above the poverty line to qualify for subsidies. >Health insurance is generally affordable despite what the GOP says Now that the GOP has revoked the individual mandate, the prices are going to keep going up for people on the exchange. My Brother and his wife get coverage from the exchange and their cheapest plan went up 50%. Average out of pocket (after subsidy) insurance rates went up around the country this year, and they are expected to go up again next year.

sp332 9y ago

Yes, I was taking it as axiomatic that poor people have less money than rich people. But having more or less money seems to correlate surprisingly weakly with knowledge or behavior. Of course people can do really dumb things but we're not talking about corner cases. I'm talking about the tens of millions of people who get poorer and then less poor without changing their knowledge or behavior very dramatically.

chatmasta 9y ago

> sometimes your ancestors The sins of the father... > It’s not random But people cannot choose where, when, or to whom they are born.

linkmotif 9y ago
> The sins of the father... It's funny your parents actions shouldn't dictate if you're poor, but God forbid your parents were rich: no one likes a rich kid. > But people cannot choose where, when, or to whom they are born. Life is not fair. It just isn't...

learc83 9y ago

>especially if you’re in poverty then you can get some really good Obamacare for free Unless you're in one of the many states that didn't expand medicaid coverage. Then you need to make above the poverty line to qualify for subsidies. >Health insurance is generally affordable despite what the GOP says Now that the GOP has revoked the individual mandate, the prices are going to keep going up for people on the exchange. My Brother and his wife get coverage from the exchange and their cheapest plan went up 50%. Average out of pocket (after subsidy) insurance rates went up around the country this year, and they are expected to go up again next year.