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Originally Posted by jwb
On skimming the conversation that happened since I was absent I agree with the socialists that Ant does seem out of touch with regard to poverty in this country.
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They want to make an argument that simply isn't true and blow up numbers that don't gel with actual hard stats from the BLS. 1.8 million people isn't nothing, but everything they're complaining about can be fixed by policy changes, not by pulling the rug out from everyone.
As far as personal experience goes....I was in poverty for the first 20 years or so of my life and I spent eight of those lying about my age to local grocers, restaurants, etc. and working my ass off. Did a year in a warehouse, another in a slaughterhouse. I know what it's like to have nothing and it sucks and drains the life out of you. But I'm not going to change my conclusions about this stuff (in regards to a macro-oriented discussion) just because they want to turn this into an emotional spitfest. Having a "woe is me" attitude in the face of the majority never did me a lick of good. If I had taken a leaf out of Bats or OH's book growing up I'd be dead as doornail in a ditch somewhere.