Is our country really that poor? I don't think so.
The moment those in poverty sell their television, their personal computer, their cell phone, their Air Jordans, their silver watches, gold chains, and 22s then I might consider that person to be in a state of relative poverty.
The United States is the only nation on earth where "poor" people can still afford a decent sized house/apartment, a computer and monthly internet service, a TV, a cell phone, expensive shoes, a car, lottery tickets, cigarettes, and routine weekend escapades to the clubs and bars downtown.
These are the same people who are "struggling to put food on the table" and desperately in need of government assistance.
Don't tell me you're poor because you can't afford to go to the club this weekend. And don't tell me our government needs to "tax the rich" so you can indulge yourself some more on the taxpayer dime.
The moment I see a homeless person with basketball shoes or a basketball jersey, a watch, nice jeans, and a cell phone, I lose any and all sympathy I might have had for them. Likewise, I have no sympathy for the "struggling" lower class in America who somehow doesn't have enough money to put food on the table but has plenty of money for non-necessities.
The American standard of living far exceeds that of the rest of the world, and our warped perception of "poverty" is a testament to this. Anyone who has traveled to a 3rd world country can attest.
Along similar lines, the poverty stricken "victims" of this unfair, cruel, and inherently racist society also seem to be able to afford Obama 2012 bumper stickers in droves for their low riding Cadillacs and Lincolns.
Give me a break.
The moment those in poverty sell their television, their personal computer, their cell phone, their Air Jordans, their silver watches, gold chains, and 22s then I might consider that person to be in a state of relative poverty.
The United States is the only nation on earth where "poor" people can still afford a decent sized house/apartment, a computer and monthly internet service, a TV, a cell phone, expensive shoes, a car, lottery tickets, cigarettes, and routine weekend escapades to the clubs and bars downtown.
These are the same people who are "struggling to put food on the table" and desperately in need of government assistance.
Don't tell me you're poor because you can't afford to go to the club this weekend. And don't tell me our government needs to "tax the rich" so you can indulge yourself some more on the taxpayer dime.
The moment I see a homeless person with basketball shoes or a basketball jersey, a watch, nice jeans, and a cell phone, I lose any and all sympathy I might have had for them. Likewise, I have no sympathy for the "struggling" lower class in America who somehow doesn't have enough money to put food on the table but has plenty of money for non-necessities.
The American standard of living far exceeds that of the rest of the world, and our warped perception of "poverty" is a testament to this. Anyone who has traveled to a 3rd world country can attest.
Along similar lines, the poverty stricken "victims" of this unfair, cruel, and inherently racist society also seem to be able to afford Obama 2012 bumper stickers in droves for their low riding Cadillacs and Lincolns.
Give me a break.
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