USA standard living is insane, USD 30,000 per year just to consider enough ? i live in HK and i pay only half that. and i got enough everything. so sad living in the USA. you have to be so expensive to be poor.
Homelessness is NEVER a choice. Sure, some'll say they've "chosen" to b homeless cuz they don't see a viable alternative. They've given up&accepted their situation, so they rationalize it. It's a "Hobson's choice." Read Citizen Hobo/other books on poverty in the U.S. Many factors keep ppl down. People try, they work hard, they "think positive," but things don't get better because they don't have resources 2 make real changes in their lives.Not everyone has a supportive family, 4 example.
Homelessness is a choice for some. I say stop the war on POT, and focus more attention on the hard drugs, that turn gullible people into desperate gibbering idiots - like coke, Crystal meth, heroin, and put more money into Social Services to rescue kids from abusive parents. Read the book "No country for old men" - you gotta wonder why such a large part of the population is trying to chemically escape their daily lives.
While the Census figures reveal a significant number of Americans living in poverty, many experts feel that the measures used by the federal government drastically underestimate the real scale of poverty in America because the official poverty thresholds are considered "too low." Experts believe a the realistic poverty threshold for a family of four would be in the area of $30,000 a year -and a more accurate estimate of the poverty rate in America would be 30% (Economic Policy Institute 2001)
NOO NO NO NO That's not true.USA is the greatest place on earth, the richest, the nicest, the fittest, the most powerful, the sexiest, the best of the best.!!!!!!!!!!
wow, wytkracka. sounds like you really are a cracker. After all, it's not often that people like you (who legitimately fit negative stereotypes) are so proud of the fact that they do. Not only are you classist, but you appear to be a racist prick as well. Congratulations: you are a deplorable human being.
wytkracka, i'm interested to know where you fit in as far as social class goes. if you actually did some research, you'd find that not only does your ranting sound like a judgmental, criticizing flaw, but that it is one, because you could not be more incorrect.
lol, 7 million people are "not paid enough"? really? tell me where this formula is that shows us exactly how much is "enough". how about it's more like "7 million people chose to be lazy shits, have more children than they can afford, and smoke weed instead of go to school so they can get a well paying job".
lol, homelessness is a choice. You don't think minimum wage is high enough? GET A BETTER JOB YOU LAZY SHIT. There's no excuse for a 30 year old high school dropout that CHOOSES to flop whoppers rather than learn a valuable job skill. Sure, go ahead and raise minimum wage to 10 an hour, hell why not make it 20? as long as your dumbass doesn't mind paying $15 for a burger. Let's reward everyone for making bad choices.
In the great commonwealth of VA commom wages in Hampton Roads is $5.15 an hr.....there is nothing common about the wealth in VA...it's wealth seems to be for only the selected ones!
USA standard living is insane, USD 30,000 per year just to consider enough ? i live in HK and i pay only half that. and i got enough everything. so sad living in the USA. you have to be so expensive to be poor.
moistfaucet 5 months ago
Homelessness is NEVER a choice. Sure, some'll say they've "chosen" to b homeless cuz they don't see a viable alternative. They've given up&accepted their situation, so they rationalize it. It's a "Hobson's choice." Read Citizen Hobo/other books on poverty in the U.S. Many factors keep ppl down. People try, they work hard, they "think positive," but things don't get better because they don't have resources 2 make real changes in their lives.Not everyone has a supportive family, 4 example.
PurrGrrl 1 year ago
Homelessness is a choice for some. I say stop the war on POT, and focus more attention on the hard drugs, that turn gullible people into desperate gibbering idiots - like coke, Crystal meth, heroin, and put more money into Social Services to rescue kids from abusive parents. Read the book "No country for old men" - you gotta wonder why such a large part of the population is trying to chemically escape their daily lives.
1forestcat 2 years ago
While the Census figures reveal a significant number of Americans living in poverty, many experts feel that the measures used by the federal government drastically underestimate the real scale of poverty in America because the official poverty thresholds are considered "too low." Experts believe a the realistic poverty threshold for a family of four would be in the area of $30,000 a year -and a more accurate estimate of the poverty rate in America would be 30% (Economic Policy Institute 2001)
Textynn 3 years ago
NOO NO NO NO That's not true.USA is the greatest place on earth, the richest, the nicest, the fittest, the most powerful, the sexiest, the best of the best.!!!!!!!!!!
bububeta 3 years ago
wow, wytkracka. sounds like you really are a cracker. After all, it's not often that people like you (who legitimately fit negative stereotypes) are so proud of the fact that they do. Not only are you classist, but you appear to be a racist prick as well. Congratulations: you are a deplorable human being.
starla109 4 years ago
wytkracka, i'm interested to know where you fit in as far as social class goes. if you actually did some research, you'd find that not only does your ranting sound like a judgmental, criticizing flaw, but that it is one, because you could not be more incorrect.
MizzSunKist 4 years ago
lol, 7 million people are "not paid enough"? really? tell me where this formula is that shows us exactly how much is "enough". how about it's more like "7 million people chose to be lazy shits, have more children than they can afford, and smoke weed instead of go to school so they can get a well paying job".
wytkracka 4 years ago
lol, homelessness is a choice. You don't think minimum wage is high enough? GET A BETTER JOB YOU LAZY SHIT. There's no excuse for a 30 year old high school dropout that CHOOSES to flop whoppers rather than learn a valuable job skill. Sure, go ahead and raise minimum wage to 10 an hour, hell why not make it 20? as long as your dumbass doesn't mind paying $15 for a burger. Let's reward everyone for making bad choices.
wytkracka 4 years ago
In the great commonwealth of VA commom wages in Hampton Roads is $5.15 an hr.....there is nothing common about the wealth in VA...it's wealth seems to be for only the selected ones!
starfishinva 4 years ago