Re:On the Experience of Being Poor-Ish, for People Who Aren't
by solidasparagus on Monday March 01, 2021 @04:50PM
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It’s just the social context in the US right now and for better or worse, this is often a very US-centric forum. “I pulled myself up by my bootstraps and you can too” is very strongly associated with the political view that people should receive minimal/no help from the government. It’s a talking point by that side and one that is heavily parodied/mocked by the other side. You can’t use a phrase like that without many people seeing a connection - as seen in this comment section.
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Re:On the Experience of Being Poor-Ish, for People Who Aren't
by sologoub on Monday March 01, 2021 @05:59PM
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That’s a very unfortunate and cruel situation.
For what it’s worth, I don’t actually know of an implemented system that is sufficient in preventing/mitigating enough of the poverty. (EDIT: if we had basic income, that would probably do it, without means testing/etc) US situation is unbelievable in that regard - not only do we not have a safety net to speak of, our medical care system is a fast track to poverty and bankruptcy.