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Why do we still have the same level of poverty as we did 50 years ago? Short answer, we don't. It's just the goalposts that keep moving.

• greedo 13y ago
  Perhaps it's because we have an entire industry (and government bureaucracy) dependent on there being dependent class? Yes, the goal posts get changed. It's not that kids are hungry, they're food insecure. Same with parents, job insecure. Well, they used to call that life. You'd go out, work your butt off, save what you earned, and only rely on family, friends, and church. Nowadays, it's depend on your monthly EBT and never improve your lot.
  • jquery 13y ago
    Yes. Here in San Francisco, there's a push for food stamps to be accepted at higher-end restaurants as opposed to just fast food. It's slowly becoming a "right" to not only eat out, but to dine well. So, to recap, poverty has gone from starving => hunger => food necessities => fast food => fine dining. I really don't mind the push for this. It's just calling it "poverty" that grinds my gears.