Re:Uber and Lyft shutdown in California averted as judge gra...
by danans on Friday August 21, 2020 @01:35AM
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> Walking is free but driving isn't.
Living in safe neighborhood to walk in isn't cheap, nor is a gym membership, nor is having time to drive to a nice neighborhood or trailhead to hike.
> Being unemployed provides more time to do healthy things than having a busy job.
People who are chronically unemployed but physically able often have a serious mental health issue that prevents them from holding down a job.
> I'd say the reason poor people are unhealthy is the same as the reason they're poor - unwillingness to work.
The working poor usually have little time in their day to exercise for health, especially when they are working multiple low wage jobs to make ends meet. Many of them work physically demanding jobs that are bad for their health, and are exhausted by the end of their work day - and not a "good" kind of exhaustion at that.
Living in safe neighborhood to walk in isn't cheap, nor is a gym membership, nor is having time to drive to a nice neighborhood or trailhead to hike.
> Being unemployed provides more time to do healthy things than having a busy job.
People who are chronically unemployed but physically able often have a serious mental health issue that prevents them from holding down a job.
> I'd say the reason poor people are unhealthy is the same as the reason they're poor - unwillingness to work.
The working poor usually have little time in their day to exercise for health, especially when they are working multiple low wage jobs to make ends meet. Many of them work physically demanding jobs that are bad for their health, and are exhausted by the end of their work day - and not a "good" kind of exhaustion at that.