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by ExoticPearTree 314 days ago
Wow. Can't wait for you to win the lottery and pay the government 80% of what you won in taxes and be happy about it.

Do you even know anyone poor? As in living off on less than $2-$5 a day? Or whatever the definition of poor is in your country? And if so, can you share here with the group why they're poor and continue being poor?
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exe34 314 days ago
A quarter of children under 4 in the UK face hunger.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8xeyx7x75eo

And corporate profits have never been higher. Number of billionaires has never been higher.

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ExoticPearTree 314 days ago
how does your link answer my question?
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exe34 314 days ago
> Or whatever the definition of poor is in your country?

Do you read your own questions?

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ExoticPearTree 313 days ago
I asked if you personally onow any poor people and why they are poor and how come they cannot escape their condition.

You sent a link from BBC. Same as “more than 50% of Americans don’t have an emergency fund”. Very useless by itself.

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exe34 313 days ago
Why do I need to know them personally? Is it not enough that they exist? As I wrote above and you dismissed:

> "Yes, the single mother working three jobs in America who still can't afford healthcare for her children chooses to be poor. It's like success gets to your head and pride takes the place of empathy."

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ExoticPearTree 313 days ago
Why should you know them personally? So you can understand why they are the way they are. Armchair politics are not helping anyone.
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