Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
ysabetwordsmith
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Being Poor

 ... is like this.  And no human being deserves to live like this, and many are far worse off than this.
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  • 11 comments
siliconshaman

siliconshaman

May 23 2013, 10:56:55 UTC 8 years ago

I really need to write an UK version of that, or a more universal one... because trust me, I know all about it!
ysabetwordsmith

Yes...

ysabetwordsmith

May 23 2013, 18:39:21 UTC 8 years ago

That would be helpful.
siliconshaman

Re: Yes...

siliconshaman

May 23 2013, 19:00:08 UTC 8 years ago

Giving it some thought in order to distil it all down...
siege

siege

May 23 2013, 20:30:00 UTC 8 years ago

The comments and linkbacks go on, and on, and on, and ON and ON. There is no end.

"The poor will always be with you" is NOT an excuse to treat them like they deserve poverty.
rhodielady_47

rhodielady_47

May 24 2013, 02:32:06 UTC 8 years ago

Here's another:
Being poor are teenagers who don't realize how hard they have to work these days to be anything other than poor.
:(

ysabetwordsmith

Yes...

ysabetwordsmith

May 24 2013, 02:37:12 UTC 8 years ago

Many hardworking people are poor. Hard work doesn't guarantee you enough to live on. In other words, society lies to people and then is surprised when there are problems. I feel that if you're working, you should not be poor; and if you don't make enough to live on, then someone is cheating you of fair recompense for your labor.
rhodielady_47

Re: Yes...

rhodielady_47

May 24 2013, 06:48:14 UTC 8 years ago

Poverty is a very complex problem.
I agree that if someone is working, they shouldn't be worrying whether they're going to be able to feed their families as well as pay their utilities.
:|
lb_lee

lb_lee

May 24 2013, 23:03:54 UTC 8 years ago

In a similar vein, for me, unstable housing is like this.

I consider myself intensely fortunate that I live in a state that provides me real honest-to-god health insurance, so I actually can scrape by... mostly through the generosity of the people around me.

Being poor is feeling grateful for your living space full of rotting fiberglass and rusty nails, because at least you're not homeless, amirite?

--Rogan
ysabetwordsmith

O_O

ysabetwordsmith

May 24 2013, 23:51:24 UTC 8 years ago

How awful. I hope that things get better for you soon.

It pisses me off that this level of scrabbling is something people are expected to feel grateful for.
lb_lee

Re: O_O

lb_lee

May 25 2013, 01:01:50 UTC 8 years ago

It's okay, there is good news! Once the stuff gets moved out of it, we WILL have a room with four walls, a window, an AC, and a weird secret chamber behind a panel in the wall in which to hide during the zombie apocalypse! A room of our very own, for three months! 8D It'll be the most amazing thing ever.

In honor of our leaving the closet (well, until September, anyway), we are hosting a writeathon on the theme of Home.
ysabetwordsmith

Re: O_O

ysabetwordsmith

May 25 2013, 03:00:30 UTC 8 years ago

Yay, this is awesome! I have boosted the signal on LJ, DW, and Facebook.

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