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I disagree with the complaints about the 1%. I think that is the wrong focus. With the exception of the First Class Flight example in this article, I've seen to
by pedalpete 13y ago
I disagree with the complaints about the 1%. I think that is the wrong focus. With the exception of the First Class Flight example in this article, I've seen too many people focus on the 'divide' in the sense of actual dollars, rather than the lifestyle that the other 80% live, which I believe is actually quite good.
Things like reading 'every dollar I clawed', makes me think that so many of these people are so focused on the actual dollars and have no real appreciation for the true challenges that the bottom 20% suffer.
That's why I think many people here don't feel sorry for the authors of these pieces. Not only are they considered to be living well, the authors don't even appreciate the challenges of those who aren't. Discussing people who are treated like cattle in airports is not an effective argument for those who can't afford to fly, or eat. I disagree with airport treatment, but I don't think the 'rich' are to blame here either.
- lhc- 13y agoDid you read the article? I'm not sure you can argue she doesn't know anything about being poor or the experiences of the bottom 20% when much of the article was describing how she used to be poor and the difficulty in surviving in that world and getting out of it.