mskafka
Silver Member
I must be reading a parody or viewing a caricature. A few years ago, in my hometown, the volunteer fire dept. was delivering food and fruit baskets to the poor. They stopped at a house that had two rooms, cots, no floor, no running water, and no wood stove. And the reason that I mention the stove, is that there was a fire pit in the middle of the "living room" floor. The would build a fire, on the ground (since the earth WAS the floor), and all the heat would escape because all they had for a front door was a bed sheet. Totally true story.
Apparently these people were hard workers, and both mom and dad had jobs. No entitlements (not that there is something wrong with asking for help). But when I hear people say that there aren't any poor people in the US, when compared with the rest of the world, I think back to this. Or the housecalls that I have run to the poor's residences. I've seen an elderly woman living in a truck bed camper. The small end was propped up with concrete blocks, as there was no truck.
Yes, there are poor people. The elderly couple in the housetrailer with thousands of cockroaches comes to mind.
I don't know if any of you work with the public. If you don't, get out of your comfort zone and travel down to one of your local skid rows. You will find some poor and despondent peoople.
Apparently these people were hard workers, and both mom and dad had jobs. No entitlements (not that there is something wrong with asking for help). But when I hear people say that there aren't any poor people in the US, when compared with the rest of the world, I think back to this. Or the housecalls that I have run to the poor's residences. I've seen an elderly woman living in a truck bed camper. The small end was propped up with concrete blocks, as there was no truck.
Yes, there are poor people. The elderly couple in the housetrailer with thousands of cockroaches comes to mind.
I don't know if any of you work with the public. If you don't, get out of your comfort zone and travel down to one of your local skid rows. You will find some poor and despondent peoople.
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