You misunderstand what it means to be poor

Re:You misunderstand what it means to be poor by throwaway173738 on Friday November 14, 2025 @09:42PM (#45934604)

I’d say 99% of the poor are in the first two categories. So I don’t really care if the third category gets some stuff too if it means we help everyone else.

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Re:You misunderstand what it means to be poor by abnercoimbre on Friday November 14, 2025 @10:11PM (#45934736)

Agreed. I was nodding along with the GP right up until their ending statement, yikes.

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Re:You misunderstand what it means to be poor by terminalshort on Friday November 14, 2025 @10:46PM (#45934892)

I sure see a lot of people in category 3

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Re:You misunderstand what it means to be poor by bccdee on Saturday November 15, 2025 @12:49AM (#45935360)

Oh really? Where? How can you tell they're reckless or lazy and not (e.g.) disabled?

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Re:You misunderstand what it means to be poor by terminalshort on Saturday November 15, 2025 @06:59AM (#45936832)

It's pretty easy to see when someone spends money like an idiot

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Re:You misunderstand what it means to be poor by bccdee on Saturday November 15, 2025 @10:05AM (#45937902)

The spectre of the "wasteful welfare recipient" is invoked constantly, but I've never seen any of these people. The poor people I've known are, by necessity, quite careful with money.

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