You're not poor if you can do all those things and keep a roof above your head. You're one of the most privileged people in the world. Consequently, you probably don't live in a nightmare world. https://twitter.com/theseantcollins/status/1003699922695327744 …
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I presume so, text can always be read differently
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I agree with Sally. This is far too common in American political discourse. I don't expect you guys see the same kind of bullshit in the UK, although I know you have the Tories. But yes, the word "poor" refers to a very relative situation. he vast majority of the American poor
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are unquestionably in better shape than the poor in third world countries, but let's not pretend that they aren't poor. Housing alone in the United States costs more per month now than a single person with a full-time minimum wage job can afford without some kind of assistance
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or a roommate. This is a relatively new development, too, because as late as early 1992, it was still doable with a full-time minimum-wage job, although you would probably be juggling bills a bit, paying the electric company this month and the phone company next month.
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