Why is there still poverty in America?

In America almost 40m people-one eighth of its population-live in poverty. Why does the richest big country in the world still have so many people living in profound need? Find out more here: econ.st/2ofmd33
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[@sallystearns5911]

“You have to ask yourself, what is the future of a society that doesn’t invest in it’s children” the most valid statement here

[@thegreatfomo]

Rioting?

[@psikeyhackr6914]

We should have had a K-12 National Recommend Reading List decades ago. Double entry accounting should have been mandatory in the schools since Sputnik.

[@abinodattil6422]

Maybe ask why she had 5 kids and no dad for a change.

[@psikeyhackr6914]

@Andrew Olson How much would a K-12 National Recommend Reading List cost?

[@sallystearns5911]

Primping 😢😢sad but true!

[@oaf-77]

Being alive is expensive and getting more expensive every day.

[@victorsandeen2694]

Just another reminder that death is free, except for the person that has to pay for the burial.

[@user-sf5iq2fl1l]

Capitalism is as bad at best as communist

[@bfry38]

Amen! I don’t know how people make it anymore!!!

[@bfry38]

Can’t afford to live, or die!

[@nealkelly9757]

Especially when you have 5 kids like the woman in the video

[@Richardcarlett]

Inflation, bank collapse, severe drought in the agricultural belt, recession, food shortages, diesel fuel and heating oil shortages, baby formula shortages, available automobile shortages and prices, the price of living place.

[@DavidRiggs-dc7jk]

Government policy has thrown the future under the bus for decades. The day of judgment is near. I predict an 80% drop in the stock market. Investors will abandon stocks in favor of real estate. There will be no money in banks... You must devise a strategy for survival

[@HarrietBemish]

I agree. I have pulled in more than $435k since 2020 through my advisor. It pays off more in the long run to just pick quality stocks and ride with those stocks.

[@philipr1759]

@@HarrietBemish please who is the advisor that assist you with your investment and if you don't mind, how do I get in touch with them?

[@HarrietBemish]

My advisor is "Christine Jane Mclean". In terms of portfolio diversity, she's a genius. You can look her name up on the internet and verify her yourself. she has years of financial market experience plus she is also FINRA & SEC verifiable.

[@philipr1759]

@@HarrietBemish She appears to be well-educated and well-read. I ran a Google search on her name and came across her website… thank you for sharing.

[@clarewelter2207]

I remember when my daughter was little I received a package of diapers from a social service agency and I felt like I was handed a one-hundred dollar bill. I always gave back as my daughter was growing and still will help those that need it. I was an educated person but I fell on bad times and needed help. We all need to help each other. Merry Christmas and stay Healthy!

[@jerry-cw9yw]

this is not about those that need momentary help.....it is a little bit of a lot of problems, and accepting your situation is one. Not much longer can Americans decide to work for a better life if they want....

[@FayeKu]

So... if they handed you an ACTUAL $100 bill, wouldn't that be better?

[@spamlogs2701]

VOTE INDEPENDENT NOT LEFT OR RIGHT THATS THE PROBLEM!!!

[@BeaverChainsaw]

"When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint; but when I asked why there are so many poor people, they called me a communist ” Dom Helder Camara

[@joelopsang5270]

“When you give your own resources to help others you are a saint....when you others by take resources by force and distribute to others as you see fit...you are a monster.”

[@juniorjr.427]

And when poor people receive food they're called losers... Food Bank welfare bum's

[@pennycaldwell8141]

Thomas Fun, The world's upside down. We need an axis shift or some event to right itself.

[@emuriddle9364]

Food is important. But there's more to Poverty than that. You can't build a house with Food. Or heal Emotional Trauma with it.

[@emuriddle9364]

@@juniorjr.427 A narcissist doesn't like it, when their delusions are challenged. That's why this stigma exists. And they brainwash other people into believing that too.

[@ChaparralDenizen]

My mom used washable diapers on us. Better for the environment and budget

[@TheChickenRiceBowl]

Yes, but very few poor neighborhoods have stores that carry cloth diapers. The entire downtown area in my town doesn't even have a grocery store.

[@Fabian-cv9yl]

@@TheChickenRiceBowl There's this new technology called the internet and internet shopping

[@saucepoisfosse]

Fabian Kolodziej no credit and financial literacy kinda stop them from that

[@carmineredd1198]

use old t-shirts from a yard sale

[@bethduffus4598]

Yes, I wondered why the charity is not handing out terry towelling nappies. Far, far better for both budget and the environment, I quite agree.

[@mannykhan7752]

Poverty is not just having low income or no income, its a vicious cycle that families and individuals cant seem to get out of.

[@yourfavoriteperson3653]

low wages? go live in cal and dont come to texas

[@dewilew2137]

@@yourfavoriteperson3653 hush.

[@5rings16]

@@yourfavoriteperson3653 Drugs, bad decisions, irresponsibility, and mental illnesses.

[@spamlogs2701]

VOTE INDEPENDENT NOT LEFT OR RIGHT THATS THE PROBLEM!!!

[@MrCruz-iq3sc]

@@5rings16 Pretty much

[@jd7313]

I say this without sarcasm. If you have severe financial issues or medical issues, please, please, consider not bringing in children to this world. It's absolutely awful to put children in bad situations. If for whatever reason, you want to have children, then at least don't have 5. Have 1. I know that sounds awful, but it will make for less poverty for you.

[@cruz9078]

Great advice

[@YS-sg3uv]

You don’t understand in those disfunctional countries where government can’t be relied upon, people have more children as insurance for their future.

[@joedaoust5942]

No don't even have one.

[@e60tube90]

Jerry how idiotic to say these words!

[@velvetstorm4563]

Don't apologize, it's not fair to bring children on this earth when you can barely afford to take care of yourself. Not even a single one.

[@tronicbasez1814]

Why is there still poverty in America? George Carlin: The poor are there just to scare the shit out of the middle class. Keep 'em showin' up at those jobs.

[@JimAllen-Persona]

NibiruLives Supposedly an old Jewish saying: You know hard work isn’t good because if it were the rich would have kept it for themselves.

[@bornfree8073]

Or we live in a free society that allows people to make decisions, such as working 80 hours a week or going to college for a degree in art. If you do/dont 3 things, then the chance of you remaining in poverty is less than 90%. I grew up in trailerville il, if you are southerner you will know where that is, i now live, in urbana, and study, on government loans, at uiuc. I take the bus everyday, and some 15 yr old kid was shot, about a week ago, less than 3 minutes from where i live. My brother just graduated from uiuc with a salary over 80,000k and hella good benefits. After 25, poverty is nothing more than a set of choices, you make FREELY. Im not gonna force you to study or learn a valuable skill, usually at a secondary school, but if you choose not to do these things, then do not come complaining to me about being poor. You made your bed, now sleep in it; however you could always grow the HELL up and work incredibly hard to put your life together. Dont give me those bullshit excuses about privilege or some people cant because their environment. We, my father, brother and sister, use to share our three bedroom house with my homeless cousin, whose parents kicked him out because their apartment couldnt have more than two people living there. He graduated, three years ago, from the ibew and has a small house with a wife and kids. He went from making literally NOTHING to 20 an hour, as an apprentice, and now at 38 dollars an hour. He is now a role model to his kids and someone i am proud to call a friend. If that dumb fuck could do it, then most any able body can.

[@davidwestwater1914]

That woman has 5 kids for ducks sake

[@gurintto]

@@bornfree8073 what are the 3 things

[@pranteranaud3617]

@@gurintto 1) Stay in school and obtain a valuable skill set. 2) don't have children until you are financially stable and 3) stay out of trouble with the law/jail. Life is all about the right choices.

[@amberdee3806]

The rent prices in America are getting worse. I live in a large town and when I moved here 5 years ago, a two bedroom house was around $700 a month. In 5 years they've demolished majority of our affordable houses and rebuilt small 2 story townhouses. All the homes around me are now $1400 a month. Rent has doubled in 5 years and all the locals have been displaced. They wonder why our homeless problem has increased.

[@tompain2751]

Amber Dee:My mortgage+taxes are that,on a two family.Then,less $900 a month!...There are cheaper places to live in the us.

[@Bigbudd0045]

You cant fine anything around me for $1400. Finding a home below $450K that doesnt need 100s of thousands of dollars of work...immediately , or is in a high crime area is impossible. Meanwhile property taxes are like 10k plus a year on that property.

[@Bigbudd0045]

@Brian Abisdid ....all of North Jersey? No. Sorry. Just not true.

[@tarpar9190]

Amber Dee May I ask what city this is happening in?

[@amberdee3806]

@@tarpar9190 Fayetteville

[@juelettefadness7344]

Disposable diapers are a fairly recent invention. My mother raised two children with cloth washable diapers. Maybe we need to go back to that. Eighty dollars a month for diapers is a huge amount of money for low income households.

[@Lindsaylbb]

HitachiDaddi how abou handwash?

[@koobea4859]

Cloth is much better for the environment, as well.

[@ironyman7015]

Dont you guys have costco?

[@sidneyboo9704]

I use cloth by choice for the environment. I LOVE IT! Soo soft

[@seandear8197]

Yet another reason why america is poor,disposable is money down the drain

[@kinfairliecinder5297]

I'm from a 3rd world country. The way I see it you're not that poor, you're lucky that a lack of diaper is already considered as a major problem. Food and shelter is the #1 problem of poor people. Having a diaper is already a luxury for most people.

[@megatron1560]

Its called developing or underdeveloped man, third world country means the country which dont support russia or usa in any war or conflict, like uk, france are first world as they support usa, and cuba and belarus are second world as theumy support russia

[@aa-ev6ud]

@@megatron1560 you def looked it up on google, first, second, third world countries are based on the peoples living conditions, the economy and other factors

[@jorjicostava2913]

Its all drama cuz they dont know how to manage finances

[@nikkipage5314]

But this is not a third world country. It is suppose to be the land of opportunity. But I have been working jobs since I was 11. Now I am facing widowhood and complete disaster. Homelessness, I wont go hungry, I hope I can keep my car. Time will tell. But it should not have been a struggle all my life only to end up a poor widow. That was not what we were told would be our end in the U.S.A.

[@alqaeda9841]

America should stop giving money to other countries

[@jefb2361]

Spend less on military, stop lying about terrorism, help your citizens, really make your country great again, for EVERYONE, not just the 1%.

[@VJETRA]

corruption every where even they spend trillions , probably less 1% will go to the actual poor.

[@sallystearns5911]

Like those of us our country has left with chronic Lyme disease!!

[@tl8042]

A bunch of liberal rhetoric. Teach people to work hard and get an education . We have free k-12 education here, any US citizen no matter how poor can work their way to the top through hard work and solid education. I’m living proof.

[@MrMannyhw]

@@tl8042 need to make America great again is to teach the American children to work hard. Whether is labor or innovative job. Not import all their talents.

[@nunyabidnis3815]

@@tl8042 Teach a man to fish, and so long as they have access to rod, tackle, bait, license, filet knife, axe & firewood, a place for a fire, and an unpolluted body of water with fish that aren't endangered or diseased, you'll feed him for life. Yep, just teach em' is all. ..who the teacher is, how they're taught, their capacity to learn, and the rest of it are totally irrelevant. Problem 100% solved, regardless of results; no need to question that. No matter how poor someone is, because untreated health problems, transportation, local job market & cost of living, outward appearance, and financial influence over resources and networking potential, bear no consequence whatsoever.

[@caseypepan980]

"The reason they call it the American Dream is because you have to be asleep to believe it." George Carlin.

[@a-10wartaboo77]

I’ve never heard that before

[@richardramfire3971]

He was brilliant

[@Tobyxyxxs]

I’m American and live in Canada I have a Canadian passport and a American one

[@Tobyxyxxs]

@Jessie O. Lee definitely Canada and you won’t have to pay for healthcare!

[@Tobyxyxxs]

@Brandi Bohannon hehe broke guy

[@dianer8881]

To save money or provide more for everyone, just provide two packages of cloth diapers for every baby. Disposable diapers are a complete waste of money. They also harm the environment. Anyone can spend money. Putting it to better use actually requires more thought. Hope this program changes for the better.

[@swaggermuffin964]

i agree

[@ohioitis200]

Diane R. I suggested this and got all kinds of excuses like they may not have a washer and dryer or money for the laundromat. Guess they never heard of a clothesline. It seems to me as if a lot of them think it is beneath them to mess with cloth diapers. And even though they don't show it much in these documentaries the majority of them smoke and always seem to have money for cigarettes. Amazing, huh?

[@JenniJen38]

If you are a working parent and your children go to daycare they cannot use cloth diapers at daycare.

[@keonnaofficial]

The jobs don't provide an escape from poverty from me.

[@110311DONTWANTCHANNE]

@@ohioitis200 okay, are you offering to watch the kids, run the errands and so their paid full time job so they have the time to wash diapers by hand and hang dry them? BTW, many people do NOT have access to a clothes line outdoor. At best they can have a makeshift one inside....without air flow and with kids running around, that is not feasible to keep up with the laundry

[@619caliman]

Cringe when it didn't occur to use a cloth diaper.

[@user-pc2mi1kg8z]

Thought the same thing!

[@danbraswell4357]

There is a mantra that some economists hold which is "Don't do for people what they can do for themselves." I thought about that when I saw them handing out all those diapers.

[@sholaking5027]

More importantly, don't judge people until you've walked a mile in their shoes. Unless you personally use cloth diapers don't suggest others do. 🤨

[@JenniJen38]

I am a working single parent. I can not afford to stay home and use cloth diapers. No daycares in my area, a major city accept cloth diapers.

[@TommyStrategic]

But no cringe when the wealthiest nation on earth doesn’t support something so obvious? o_O

[@isaaksmith4856]

Half of the army's budget is enough to eradicate poverty

[@Chinunit22]

Big tech Giants and big Greedy Contractors need to be hold responsible for paying low wages or overpaying computer techs. Also we need illigal immigration control too.

[@alwillk]

The US spends more on offense, "aghm" I mean defense than the next 7 countries combined.

[@taric1153]

Isaak Smith it’s called capitalism duh

[@alohatigers1199]

Дядя Федя The problem is that America loves to go to ANY country and save PPL from wars. Guess what? These “ppl” is then sent to America so they could get a better life. So, technically America needs to stop sending soldiers to other countries. We need to fix our country first THEN bring in more ppl to save

[@fidgdet4403]

Government intervention is not how you irradicate poverty.

[@hydrangeadragon]

Reusable cloth diapers are much more cost effective and eco friendly just saying

[@HardStickman]

@Senad kl Nice! You got the message of the film, good job...

[@doom2avatar]

I think part of the issue with culture everywhere is that culture defines what is acceptable for people to do. I know very poor families that refuse to go on welfare out of pride as well as families that will shop at target instead of Walmart despite poverty so avoid the image of being a poor Wal-Mart shopper

[@theserpentcharmer1313]

@Senad kl Stupid fucks? You mean yourself? Only a STUPID FUCK would say something so ignorant and insensitive. Nobody said they were jobless. It has nothing to do with having a job, all to do with their costs of living in relation to the amount of income coming in. It depends on where you live, who you have to support and where your starting from. Things happen..life.. and people BECOME poor too. It's not as simple as "Get a job". Many of people in poverty have SEVERAL JOBS.. that's the only way they can make ends meet. Did you not listen to the part about how it effects CHILDREN the most? They are BORN INTO POVERTY. What do those kids need to do to beat poverty? Get a job? Smh. Fool.

[@HardStickman]

@Senad kl All of the reasearch in economics and sociology points to people being influenced by their environment. So if you provide more opportunities to poor people (education, money) it enables them to make better decisions and makes for a better society (reducing inequality is linked to better economic growth and social cohesion).

[@allthenewsordeath5772]

Senad kl That’s right, if the potato famine, and the works of Charles dickens have taught us anything, it’s that poverty is a result of failure of character on the whole. “If the poor want food, then they should go to prison or the work houses, and if they would rather die than they best get to it and decrease the surplus population!”

[@MarinelliBrosPodcast]

Just saying, there is reusable dippers.

[@wendybrierley5412]

Yes, we used terry nappies for our children. We sanitised, washed and dried them. Now it is the expensive disposable dippers everybody uses.

[@MarinelliBrosPodcast]

@@wendybrierley5412 You can save hundreds of dollars never mind that you are creating less waste.

[@XIIIlemon]

But why are they having children knowing they can't afford to look after them that is the primary cause here. I know some people lost jobs after they had children but ill guarantee that having a child benefit would just increase the amount of babies people are having like here in South Africa.

[@wickedleeloopy2115]

Disposal future... no one reuses the old type anymore..

[@eire1984]

we need to teach the live skill on how to tie them etc

[@ermiassamuel6492]

Nobody who has got a job in this country should be living in a poverty level, it is not about the individual, it is the system that kept them poor.

[@edwinamendelssohn5129]

You lack economic literacy

[@lydiabell6218]

Try using cloths diapers, as was done in the old days. We washed those over and over and over. Better for the pocket book and environment.

[@yusefkhan1752]

Lydia Bell they don’t own washing machines and can’t afford the water to wash them with.

[@aromaofhope]

@@yusefkhan1752 How do they do their laundry? I washed cloth diapers at the laundromat with my eldest baby.

[@jakobraahauge7299]

@@aromaofhope how brave of you to handle your abject poverty in such an altruistic manner

[@D0praise]

These days you have to be wealthy to use cloth diapers. Look at the costs and you’ll be surprised.

[@aromaofhope]

@@D0praise It can take a bit of an initial investment. But they pay for themselves many times over, in my opinion.

[@angelaasadi9283]

People are poor even if they are working full time and have a second job. Wages have not kept up with the cost of food, rent and healthcare. Corporations have thrown their employees on the backs of the tax payers by not providing a living wage or healthcare. Capitalist Greed!

[@tracybae20]

Pretty much. 👌

[@stacyfamily]

Sorry, I'm currently making a tech company. My actions will tell my future if people want me??

[@SamOreo7]

Sorry i have my own company now because of hard work. I experienced below poverty but im always positive to overcome all obstacles. For me, it depends in a person 60% lazy 20% negativity 20% blaming goverment instead of himself

[@tompain2751]

@@SamOreo7 100% true.

[@tompain2751]

Wages are fair,and reflect the skills required to do an in demand job.Wealthy people do not say "i can't"...They figure out how they can!

[@vanessam9428]

Living in Canada. There are several benefits from the government if you have children. Everything goes up every year. However, it drives me nuts is when young people who are capable to work take advantage of these benefits and not work at all.

[@paragkita1390]

I live in the Philippines and wow! You call that poverty? You gotta see our country as to how poverty looks like.

[@romanbatista3286]

I think my country ( india) can gove you a tough competition in that .

[@xenophobe2981]

Almost 85 Percent of countries r developing...so poverty is huge issue in the world Like all developing countries got poverty near to 10 15 percent..and poorest got more than 50 percent

[@Basementdweller9]

Meanwhile indian Slum : 😮

[@MsRESPECT90]

"What is the future of a society that doesn't invest in its children?"

[@rohityo8729]

Immigrants

[@michaelgray1803]

You have to invest in the parents

[@painexotic3757]

strawman used by libs to control people with emotions. Its the classic "WHY DONT U THINK OF THE CHILDREN?!?" meme.

[@gsxr1189]

IDK but if the parents want to choose to not apply themselves and thus remain poor then when why it's everyone else's problem to provide for their kids.

[@RK-ve4xp]

Meaning I want more free money.

[@maythesciencebewithyou]

Because there are many people who think that poor people deserve to be poor.

[@matty_daddy]

And mega billionaires are greedy as ruck seriously during the huge fires in Australia barely any rich people donated, and if they did props to them.

[@ksc743]

The gap between rich and poor these days is obscene.

[@silverdime6278]

Not true overwhelming amount of people help tgem called silent majority

[@HeatherE303]

I don't want them to be poor, I just don't want to constantly help them and watch their situation never get better.

[@debasismandal1228]

Pure capitalism is very worse ......!!

[@andrewlaw8121]

Having Children are responsibility not just rights... think before having any..

[@TrayDayX]

Definitely

[@gtx47hu89]

You said it!!!! Case closed.

[@erikschaepers]

is

[@ZeldaFan0o0]

This is why I’m pro choice

[@uteen.pun.magarni]

👏

[@BeanBag343]

Where I live a small 2 bedroom apartment costs $1700 a month, town houses cost about the same amount, and single family homes cost $2000+ a month. Why don't we have affordable housing anymore?

[@grandmalovesmebest]

I'm hoping corona at least brings rents under control. Considering wages in the US, $1700/month for rent should get you a luxurious apt. that only a wealthy person could afford. Just read Manhatten has tons of empty apts, average rent on 2 BR is $4,620 but salaries are high. Problem is most apts are owned by small business ppl, not large corps. So when ppl can't pay rent, businesses will collapse. Either rentals will become affordable again or large corps or foreign interests will buy up the properties and NY will become like Miami Beach, once a sleepy little town that time forgot until it turned into a jet setters hot spot and houses that rented for $300/month became $3000/night tourist digs.

[@Bigbudd0045]

@@grandmalovesmebest big corps and investors will wait for those properties to crash. Then they will sit on them and keep them off the market so they can maximize profits. Its what happened in 2008 following the crash. The banks just sat on foreclosed homes so they wouldnt depress real estate further. Our whole legal system is predicated on protecting private property. I mean that. The oldest laws that get cited are property laws from before the US was founded. Property and our Trust and Estate laws are rooted in Medieval England. The people who founded the US were wealthy land owners. The whole country needs restructuring. but it wont happen.

[@ohioitis200]

What area do you live in?

[@BeanBag343]

@@ohioitis200 I live in a suburb in PA

[@nvtnvt9617]

Dude that's crazy here in the Netherland I live in a home with 3 rooms kitchen shower and pay 450 euro p/m . I must admit i got lucky but otherwise it would be around 700 perhaps

[@jahelmedero9120]

I’m not having baby until I know I’m well off to the point where I can afford to support 2 of me within the same house.

[@caracrabtree715]

Sometimes never happens which is why less people are having kids than ever in history. But even with all precautions, shit happens. Many people get pregnant on birth control, so you just do the best you can

[@Lycaon1765]

And sometimes you can't control what happens because you live in a red state without any abortion clinics and can't afford to go out of state and miss days of work. Sex ed in the US is terrible and sometimes nonexistent, it's absurdist to victim blame when the system doesn't give you the option to succeed.

[@cinderea]

Lycaon1765p raising a baby is more expensive though

[@Lycaon1765]

@@cinderea and your point is?

[@ColinTherac117]

If you wait to have kids until you are old enough to afford them, you will be too old to have them safely in the first place. This logic chain of "kill your kids for the sake of your finances" is an unsustainable logic chain. As we are seeing in Japan, if you don't have kids then there won't be enough people to take care of you when you are too old o work.

[@Detector1977]

Oh yeah, Finland might have almost no child poverty BUT they have much higher taxes on billionaires. You need to protect the billionaires more than children. That's the true american way!

[@jimboonie9885]

Thats what happens when your pure cold capitalism with no benefits and hidden corruption

[@saagisharon8595]

Finland has almost no child poverty because you'll find almost no children there

[@cakeisyummy5755]

@@saagisharon8595 The USA has a birth rate of 1.6. Which is pretty Low.

[@mikec422]

@@saagisharon8595 really no children I guess when you are born you come out as a adult

[@michaelbujaki2462]

Sarcasm detected.

[@me-he4pu]

What I see with my own eyes every day is we get poorer and poorer and the rich get richer

[@randywiley2593]

Thank a repub

[@BoldFollower]

I work 15+ hours of overtime every week to try and make ends meet and get ahead, but because I start to make a little more, we then consistently are over thresholds for assistance and thus do not qualify for help...but that's crazy because the only reason we are making that much is because I'm working so insanely unhealthily hard..... they don't take into consideration the difficulty of maintaining such a hard-working lifestyle and the toll on the family. I want a break, I could use the help but they don't give it. I have applied to other jobs but the one I'm at pays the most and offers the most OT so there is no logical move. It seems like IF I get a raise in pay it simply covers the raise in rent and there is no end in sight-- throw in inflation and other services that keep going up... every year it feels like we are back to square one. They system is broken.

[@mariekesslerkaminski4685]

This has been my whole life. Too “rich” for assistance but not rich enough to afford the things my family and I have need for

[@yurikendal4868]

Corporate greed does that. But you are supposed to be happy living in the "freest country on earth"

[@alluzDD]

My heart brakes for these children, but I couldn’t help but notice I saw no men with these women.

[@ecclairmayo4153]

It saddens me too. Hopefully, they are working

[@padussia]

They fucked and left.

[@uwatch4835]

more like divorce and alimony

[@willliam1420]

Maybe they're busy working not talking on social media

[@sangeethavarmaa3628]

@WAN CHENG OOI well,from video same is situation with american kids shown in video

[@dylanvaughan9423]

Why not hand out reusable cloth diapers?

[@allthenewsordeath5772]

Senad kl Once again spot on, clearly the only way to end poverty, is to beat the poor until they stop being poor.

[@MaryJosephrobi]

That's what I was thinking. It's less pollution

[@123cookies4life345]

You would need infrastructure to wash them, the cost of washing them let alone having a washing machine and soap eat up what you would save. Additionally, children outgrow cloth diapers really fast, you can't just put a rag on a kid; well I mean... You could, but I imagine that would be extremely messy given most baby poos are very very watery.

[@erzan]

Why not pay people a living wage?

[@Peace-ju9us]

it is a measurable usable, important statistic

[@ryanarthur9102]

For everyone who think that they're being profound by asking, "Why not just have less children? If it's expensive to have one, why have more?" - understand that the long-term effects of poverty creates a fatigue on the mind. This fatigue makes it much more difficult to make decisions that would effect future outcomes (i.e. planning). If you've ever taken a test and received a bad grade because something else was occupying your mind, imagine the occupation of worrying about where food will come from, if the lights will stay on, if there'll still be a roof over your head, etc... Imagine your mental bandwidth constantly being pulled to its limits - poor decisions are bountiful with the poor, because of this. The decision to have a child may come from a place of love at the moment, and we may all have our disagreements about that for wherever we may come from personally, but the action which is being focused on this piece is doing something about those children living in poverty. Poverty is cyclical, and it can be reduced if we do something about the development of children as they grow. It's bad enough that their parents are dealing with the fatigue of poverty, but it's worse when the children will have to grow up with it for most of their lives because people want to place the onus of responsibility on the parents themselves. It takes a community to raise a child well.

[@redactedredacted3675]

@Ryan Arthur - I listened to a podcast once where they took wealthy volunteers and played games while restricting their time. The time restriction simulated the money/resource restrictions that many face. The results were that any restriction of resource increased stress and fatigued the mind, thus leading to bad decisions. I agree with your statement that fatigue of the mind drives many of their decisions.

[@ryanarthur9102]

@@redactedredacted3675 Was it freakenomics?

[@cindylizbeth196]

Very very well said. You should publish this view on Medium or something

[@robertbell525]

Humans are not animals, we have the ability to think and control ourselves. Slap on a rubber or abstain. The poor are typically poor for a reason. A lifetime of poor choices in life. No willpower, no self control. Impulsive thinking. As long as humanity has existed there has been poverty and as long as humanity exists there always will be poverty. You as an individual need to make choices in life and be accountable for yourself. Victimhood mindset, blaming others, and not thinking beyond today will keep you where you are. No amount of money will help. Since the Great Society started we have transferred untold trillion$ to the poor and it makes no difference. Follow the money and power and you will see who benefits. The poor and the homeless are an industry.

[@ryanarthur9102]

@@robertbell525 If you consider us thinking animals as separate from the environment around us, as though our willpower is unaffected by the circumstances we find ourselves in, you're missing out on a key part of the puzzle for understanding the poor. If you're so willing to exclude an obviously important piece to this, I am willing to exclude your opinion with the same disregard.

[@dianerose7631]

I’m an educated poor person who technically would be in poverty. Since covid and the cares act, the cash has started to maybe get me to a better life. So far, i have gotten my missing teeth restored, paid all my bills and then some for 7 months, have better quality life, and am going back to school to earn a business license. It’s still very hard. I do not have ample savings to afford rent and live at home. I have only 2k to my name and am chronically ill. I am trying my best to NOT become poor, yet highly educated. I have two college degrees, and live on Long Island, which is extremely competitive

[@agentkelvintan]

there is something call reusable cloth diaper. When I was a toddler, my parent was poor and does not spare cash for diaper. American, not being able to use diaper does not mean you are poor, it just show that you are not resourceful enough.

[@vipulpangadi2811]

Only Islam can save America ,,, We pakistani love Islam ,,,, Spread Islam I'm America

[@diahan9896]

@@vipulpangadi2811 how is that relevant?

[@No7SHAD]

@@vipulpangadi2811 please no.

[@vipulpangadi2811]

@@No7SHAD ,,kyaa kahaa ?

[@bfry38]

What some people doesn’t realize is. Not everyone has a mom, dad, brother, sister, etc... If you’re a single person, or a parent and lose your job you could be homeless in a snap of a finger. The cost of living, health care, etc... it can be really tough to make it anymore.

[@user-wg3js6uv7z]

I remember when someone said 'we are not part of poverty, and yet there is still something basic that we couldnt buy.'

[@blueotter5990]

When I was a new mum there were cloth nappies ("diapers") , we washed and reused them. Disposables were for when you were travelling long distances with your baby, and couldn't wash and dry them.

[@cjorcine5166]

Don't be surprised now, we all know United States of America is a developing country..

[@tairz2013]

Lol. True. We'd be third world without credit cards and uber capitalism.

[@sallystearns5911]

And I could go back to Nicaragua and get diagnosed for the systemic fungal Lyme coinfection that infectious disease doctors won’t even look at!!! 🤔

[@politicalbigboss611]

More like a "partially" developed country.

[@sallystearns5911]

Political Big Boss 😂😂😂 RIGHT!

[@blink-reveluv-my6875]

Mysterious P. Sweden Australia and Canada is better than the us

[@Jarod-sm5rf]

Because the American dream is that a dream.

[@zacedx]

Gotta be asleep to believe it.

[@onecooldude954]

Exactly!

[@nadzrinpuad1283]

@Frank Gallagher spain, norway, sweden, canada, luxembourg, switzerland,. And the list keep goin'

[@tompain2751]

Attainable dream!

[@nqobilekhumalo2158]

I now believe american drwam for sure is jusr but a dream,

[@leogrande204]

It is so admirable of Anne to start this charity. There are many people who give of their personal time and money to help others.

[@lorenmcmann8665]

It's not the government's job to take care of people because ultimately it's the real working man who pays for everything,there should be no worse crime then to bring a child into this world that you can't take care of ,stop accepting and start correcting ,we need to do a better job at educating people, let's face it listening to some of these people talk explains why there in the situation there in

[@MNSTRMDVNCS]

Today I bought a train ticket for the whole year: I had two options, make a single payment of something like 2000€ or monthly fee of 200€ (amounting to 2400€ for a year). The fact they I don't have 2000€ to spend at hand costed me 400€. This is an example of how poor people are in a huge disadvantage.

[@AI_ART_LIBRARY]

They charge 20% more if you pay monthly, but you won’t get 20% on interests anywhere.

[@MNSTRMDVNCS]

@@AI_ART_LIBRARY That is a great way to see it, therefore we can say: This system rewards the rich and disproportionately punishes the poor.

[@v7w37]

5:38 The elderly vote. Busy poor single parents do not.

[@colleenburke4743]

@NCT illichi Not all states offer that.

[@mraaronhd]

Colleen Burke should just let us vote via a website or something

[@samriwelkeish7981]

mraaronhd Hackers

[@dcg590]

Of course they are dependent. Whole generations now get ‘benefits’ that someone else had to work for and earn. But hey, just keep pumping out those kids.

[@whitefata104]

When i saw poverty, but their bodies doesnt tell that

[@cristinaisaac8327]

My daughter has recently returned from USA and was shocked by the poverty in the towns she travelled through, many tent cities for the homeless. Also hearing stories of being medically bankrupt because at 7 years old she had her appendix out and the health insurance did not pay as it was not considered an emergency. I live in a country that has a great public health system.

[@lambertbane4390]

That country is France. :-)

[@BATMANCOSMICO]

@@lambertbane4390 méxico Xd

[@crazyforcoffee5950]

Corporate greed

[@robertbell525]

As the US sinks further in socialism we will continue to see more tents and shantytowns, more homeless. The rich can weather the storm and the poor will get their handouts. But those who cannot fend for themselves will be left to rot. The middle class will die out. Those who can will move up and those who can't will sink into poverty. It happens everywhere it's tried.

[@nadiahope1175]

@@crazyforcoffee5950 ....and government that gives them the rights to do as they please. Capitalism American style is a cruel monster oppressing the masses of ordinary people....and they just keep on putting more burdens on working class...America is CRUEL to its citizens

[@drazenkasvedruzic3849]

People that have financial issues should not have 5 kids.

[@omarhuda4997]

poor people in general have more kids. It's a worlwide trend.

[@nal8503]

@@omarhuda4997 Because impulsive people tend to make short-sighted and stupid decisions. Teach people self-control and prudence and most problems we still have today (which is virtually nothing compared to even 100 years ago) will disappear.

[@sk8raz2k1]

We are biologically wired to have kids. If it was a choice we would have gone extinct long ago.

[@user-cn8vj5rs5c]

Say hello to your insane anti-choice politicians investing in demolition of planned parenthoods and sex education

[@rotorbob88]

People w/no financial issues shouldn't have blown up the world's economy...

[@letgo8118]

I was in a grocery store a couple of years ago. I was in line there was 2 shopping carts on my right full of cereal I started putting my things up. The man said wait he pulled those shopping carts with the cereal after he got the total he paid for all that cereal with food stamps.

[@carolharley2180]

Why the heck would you spend 80/90 dollars per child for diapers?..when you could use cloth diapers? These people need to be re-educated ! Teach them to save not waste. Saving 90 dollars per month is a huge amount For one child it is 1180 after tax dollars per year?...

[@--minttea--4234]

The reason why America is having a poverty issue is because our money has been mishandled for years.

[@abram730]

@Bryzz Lull Man are not interested in getting married. It's a bad deal for us.

[@Becky_Cal]

--minttea-- And corruption, plain and simple.

[@blacklyfe5543]

Taxes

[@Aveasta]

Yup. And then the people who do handle their money well get penalized by taxes to pay for their bills.

[@bfry38]

Yup!!! To many crooked politicians!

[@salsaljakol7430]

And America spent trillions of dollars in wars.

[@quasimobius]

And paying the electric bills for millions of people in India and Africa. www.usaid.gov/news-information/frontlines/youth-mobile-technology/micro-solution-indias-major-energy-woes

[@saddestdayever1276]

Why would you have 5 children when you're financially struggling?

[@gorantodosijevic889]

What do you need 5 kids for if you can't afford them

[@kimberly25christinesmith72]

"Instead of war on poverty they got a war on drugs so the police can bother me" tupac

[@chrisyo4461]

Lyndon B Johnson declared a war on poverty years ago before Tupac was probably even born. And that ushered in basically a neutron bomb being dropped on the black family unit and brought and soon thereafter feminism. You're welcome

[@jasintosamora1103]

The war on poverty and the war on drugs were both lost.

[@Becky_Cal]

Kimberly25christine smith - He was so insightful, wasn’t he?!! Love ❤️ Tupac. 🙌🏼

[@kimberly25christinesmith72]

@@Becky_Cal we need more like him. J cole is really smart and insightful too. Check him out if you havent already.

[@kimberly25christinesmith72]

@@aldynjadeguabna2561 do youre homework.

[@shaunzaarrae3727]

People have children they can’t afford. Part of being self sufficient, is not incurring liabilities you can’t afford, I.e. kids.

[@mynameisgladiator1933]

You never saw the movie "Idiocracy".

[@shaunzaarrae3727]

My Name is Gladiator lol I definitely have. Unfortunately most have not

[@anthonymarquez6493]

Shut the fuck up. People like you are part of the problem

[@SI29222]

Anthony Marquez I have a feeling that people who think people shouldn’t have kids they can’t afford are absolutely not part of the problem... that should be self evident

[@jonathandeman9051]

Shaun Zaarrae it is in human nature to have kids, but do you think having kids should be a downside to life And a bad thing? You might not have been born. Parents should be funded Because those children Will help the country when they gros up

[@MsHeaddy]

I raised kids in the disposable diaper era, except I used cloth diapers. I washed, hung dry and folded them myself. I knew I would save money by doing so.

[@ssempiiraemmanuel1540]

In America: not being able to afford diapers is considered poverty.. Africans in 3rd world country who live hand to mouth: well, guess we should start begging for diapers too🥴

[@fuadhasibulhasan8113]

I don't know about USA, but in my country most middle class can not afford them.

[@raul7628]

Yep that is what I am thinking too.

[@The_Revolutionist]

Your country is just shit and under-developed, that's it.

[@The_Revolutionist]

@@raul7628 Yours too.

[@raul7628]

@@The_Revolutionist yep not opposing your view.

[@mr.denzelsausageton9719]

Lucas Moura You realize it’s relative right?

[@XEinstein]

I recently saw another video about how in the US the minimum wage is still at the same level where it was a few decades ago. Perhaps that is the reason why people can't afford anything any more?

[@krist-yonnarain7786]

Honestly poverty is problem in American simply because most Americans don’t care about lower income/ poor people. There are a lot of rational administrative reasons as for why poverty hasn’t improved over the years like the one you mentioned but more often than not our countrymen like to go through mental gymnastics to explain why poor people have no one to blame but themselves for being poor.

[@Sammie1eye]

It's also a problem when people make bad life choices. Has Ben Shapiro has stated, there are three things you can do to ensure that you never are poor: finish high School, get a job, and don't have kids until you're married. And I also my dad don't have kids unless you can afford them.

[@ohyesitsyouagain]

Krist-yon Narain Very well said. Stagnant wages, extremely high rents, high college tuition, and apathetic peers. Poor people work hard everyday to survive, yet others who’s only stress in life is what they’re gonna eat for lunch, do nothing but throw out insults and victim blame for poor people being “lazy” and “leeches.”

[@bfry38]

Lol, I’m blaming the Government for being worthless and taking taxes from the hard working people and giving it to everyone who doesn’t need it. I’m not rich, but I’m not poor. I’m sticking up for what’s right!

[@bfry38]

Which is messed up. Also, the owner of Amazon Bezos has billions and doesn’t pay a dime in taxes.

[@jamariscott]

Reusable cloth diapers. Disposable diapers are luxurious.

[@JenniJen38]

Most daycares do not accept cloth diapers. I have always been a working parent and my kids had to go to daycare since they were 2 months old and no daycares in my area (a major city) accepted cloth diapers.

[@edwardpalmore7114]

I remember back when JFK was president, my aunt had a diaper service. It was a cloth diaper and when my baby cousin finished with his business, my aunt flushed his business down the toilet and put it in a diaper bag. [And she only flushed the toilet once and didn't have to do it three or four times to get rid of my baby cousin's business either]. Some of my aunties just brought diapers and washed them in the washing machine. Those which weren't too bad was handed down. Those that were a big worn was used to dust furniture. There's been a lot of changes in sixty years.

[@JoeZorzin]

People used to wash diapers and reuse them.

[@yengsabio5315]

Here in the Philippines, there's even a reusable, washable sanitary napkins for female use during menstruation.

[@wandredemendonca9482]

Yeah, but back then they were made of a different material

[@TheChickenRiceBowl]

Yes, cloth diapers. But, the upfront cost of them is ususlly too much for poor parents to afford.

[@TheChickenRiceBowl]

@@yengsabio5315 Yes, you won't find that here in America unless you live in a place that has a specialty shop, buy them online, or make them yourself.

[@RK-ep8qy]

Joseph Zorzin well the next time you have a flu or cold why don’t you wash and reuse your tissue paper 🧻

[@michaelgray1803]

Something needs to be done about women and men having kids they can't afford

[@Person-ed6uj]

Sterilization isn’t that bad of an idea, you know.

[@joebloggs3907]

And risk facing an aging population like Japan and China is?

[@jabbereus7543]

@@joebloggs3907 So is America I believe. The immigrants help counteract this but a good portion of Americans hate immigrants for dumb reasons so. But you're right. Not having a enough kids is a problem.

[@qjtvaddict]

Joe Bloggs it’s worth it better than bastards

[@qjtvaddict]

Jabber Eus pay rich people to breed like rabbits

[@Mershal1]

The thing is, the wages is not match up with expenses in the modern world.

[@KennyNewby]

"Sorry! We can't afford food or housing or diapers for poor people - we have to maintain our brute military force around the globe and keep building bombs - and bullets - and missiles - and military vehicles - and new technologies to defend against non-existent threats to your poor way of life." - Every United States politician 😡

[@jsebby2284]

Ah yes - this tired and terrible point will never go away

[@jamesperez6964]

Poses interesting socioeconomic issue Discusses diapers for half the video

[@tarsierontherun]

You might think that your comment is smart, but really you've got to be pretty slow if you can't see the point of discussing the fact that families can't afford a necessity like diapers.

[@The_Revolutionist]

@NibiruLives No, they live in Wall Street and Silicon Valley.

[@LowestofheDead]

@@tarsierontherun It frames the conversation around poor people "having too many kids" and not the economy's dependence on desperate people. Think of payday loans, get-rich-quick schemes, local governments that are funded by over-fining people who can't afford a lawyer, every business that needs cheap or unsafe labor from desperate people. People without the resources to defend themselves, and miseducated at crumbling schools with lack of funding due to their housing district, they support so much of our economy.

[@letrat7021]

The Supreme Archailect what does Silicon Valley have to do with this

[@manus5423]

@@LowestofheDead thanks, your comment is very accurate. they purposely don't talk about inequality. or about who's getting rich by raising prices and stagnating wages or about tax evasion.

[@rannoudanames]

cloth diapers. And dont get 5 kids.

[@AqierDesigns]

well tell that to the idiots who keep people away from abortion. if you live in alabama, id ypu get pregnant, you will have to get the child, or society will shame you. fuck conservative states. they still try to keep up ideas from the last century.

[@Jonnyc448]

@Solar Aqier You ever heard of adoption buddy. There’s a better way than just killing the dang thing. Also, he’s right, you don’t need to make 5 kids.

[@JimAllen-Persona]

I Think My Dog Is a Cat I agree... adoption is a very good option. But it’s funny how people not only tell women what to do with their bodies but actively limit their availability to something available by federal law in states like Alabama and Texas but those same legislators will fight to the death any imposed infringement on their rights.. like owning an unregistered assault rifle. Let’s have only one gun store in the state and see how they feel about that. I hate hypocrisy.

[@Jonnyc448]

@Jim Allen You can’t compare owning a gun to abortion. With abortion, you kill something without its choice. A good gun owner, one who is well educated and screened, should only injure, or worse kill, someone if they do something that directly hurts them or someone they care for.

[@quasimobius]

"cloth diapers"? Get real, look at all those fat @sses standing in line. Cloth diapers are WORK! Those kids are lucky their slothful moms change them at all.

[@SY-mn6qb]

Maybe don’t have more than 1 children. One’s like basic human rights. 5 is not.

[@justinstone4476]

The elderly get cash because they paid into the social security trust over their lifetimes lol

[@karendoshier3439]

Exactly. And so much of what this video is stating is a bit of political propaganda. I have watched several of them and I seems to be a reoccurring theme of how the USA fails. People that live With an entitlement mentality and think their actions have no bearing on their situation are being irresponsible. I work in the “system” and there are actually many many resources for people. They just do little to nothing to lift any person or their children from the five away line if the person does not want to change.

[@Mathlorono]

Don’t have childrens says the man who is against Free abortion right 🤯

[@blink-reveluv-my6875]

Bruh he even made employers stop birth control if it goes against their religious reasons like...

[@elijahjohnson1952]

You know there are condoms with a .5 failure rate and many manufactures clam 100% if not reused. And thats just one method, morning after pills now can give you 1 week lie way, and woman's birth control is legendary thinks to woman's test in the 1950s.

[@alqoshgirl]

No don’t have abortions, but at the same time make right choices. The whole point is taking responsibility in life. For example it’s not a coincidence that the majority of poor people are unmarried with children and no dad. That’s a choice you made in life. When you make a bad choice the solution is not killing another human. It saddens me greatly to see people suffer greatly. But I believe we need to look at the root issue to help them. Why did they end up here? What choices did they make to get there? How can we change that cycle?

[@adrianb6942]

A person can only be help so much, how much help should the government give for a family to not live in poverty. I believe there are several factors that play a roll in poverty. There are a lot of cases where individuals grow up in poverty and continue the same negligent behaviors as the people around them which results to living in poverty 1.) having children when not financially able to take care of them plays a big roll in poverty. Free birth control do exist 2.) No desire or motivation to learn a trade or further their education for better job opportunity. In fact most individuals would not work if they know they can get more financial income from the government then from an employer 3.) The inability to manage, save, and invest money due to lack of financial education

[@wturner777]

There are such thing as condoms. You may even get them for free at many health departments. Also worst case scenario if one happens to be pregnant, an abortion is not the ONLY option. An adoption is a much better option (gee that rhymes 😁). There are couples out there that want children but can't have any biologically, including LGBTQ+ couples.

[@tanaygupta632]

They think not able to buy diaper is poverty.😂

[@syncmeandroid]

Hahaha exactly. I've never seen fat poors in other countries.

[@phenomenalphysics3548]

@@syncmeandroid that's exactly what I was thinking LOL

[@alqaeda9841]

The government confused to help them or not because they looked like they eat a lot,lol

[@tom5110]

Why do some poor families insist on having so many children? Something I've never understood. I don't know why parents would have children they can't afford, then begrudge their situation.

[@robertmoore6149]

Workers and taxpayers being ripped off. That's why.

[@RPDBY]

there were no diapers when i was born, why are they necessary today? it is a convenience, not a necessity

[@markwright1981]

washing and reusing diapers also uses resources... when gram ma did it she was doing it in a washtub and tossing the water outside.. do that now and you will get arrested.... or today you can get a hose attachment and wash them out in the toilet... we did it, it is messy, nasty, dirty... we could afford diapers so we stopped... I would not wish it on my enemy.... It might save money.. but it is a time killer and unsanitary NO, I am all for giving the poor diapers

[@jntj3007]

RPDBY - Were you born in the ice age?

[@agentsmidt3209]

I still remember my niece being wrapped with towels, we just rewash those badboys...she was born in 2001 sooo.... I guess it's what people are accustomed to.

[@noeldown1952]

Who washed the diapers?

[@RK-ve4xp]

Well-said. Much of western goods used to care for children is convenience, not mandatory. In fact,majority of the goods sitting in home is totally unnecessary.

[@YoniNadi]

These mothers in this video should be receiving financial support from the biological fathers of the children.

[@destroyer-tz2mk]

I don't think they can afford a lawyer.

[@aldenheterodyne2833]

1) Can't afford a lawyer. 2) Child support is more often not paid than paid 3) Because of racism, black men are disproportionately put in jail, where they can't raise their kids, make money, or pay child support.

[@thegreatfomo]

Or women could start thinking on their own once in a while. I mean I know men are held to a greater standard but come on.

[@alfare5191]

@@thegreatfomo held to a greater standard 🙄

[@alfare5191]

That will only happen if they leave their superiority complex, which only happens very rarely.

[@guest-gsP2H5jkv4fsG]

People can lose everything when you sick in US. That's one of reason to being poor in US. In some countries it is a right for everyone to get basic medical care.

[@actionjackson7460]

Very basic!

[@pardeep1405]

Poverty in America:- I'm out of diaper Poverty in Other countries:- I'm out of food, water and basic necessities

[@ro0ster648]

@JankaKijanka It's not, diapers are expensive, and in developing nations, it is a luxury item for the wealthy. Diapers are not necessary, humans have lived for thousands of years without it and many poor countries still don't use them. I was born in the 90s and I never had diapers. It is a convenience item, not a necessity.

[@ahmadsyukribaraqbah5185]

@@ro0ster648 true and even if they can afford it sometimes they choose not to use it except when the kids is sick or need to go outside for a long time.

[@Duskyberry]

@JankaKijanka So are the expensive cell phones they all seem to have (wink)...

[@Duskyberry]

@JankaKijanka I don't have a cell phone because I can't afford one, there are still way's to pay for things without one. We still have job centers and newspapers, do you not have those in America? Diapers are not essential. How about cloth nappy's? or do you not have washing machines either?

[@Duskyberry]

@JankaKijanka I didn't say internet and computers weren't necessary only cell phones, I have a computer and internet (obviously) and I manage just fine without a cell phone. Plastic nappy's are NOT essential, nor are cell phones. Cloth nappy's are a different matter. I don't doubt that life is hard for these families as it is for most of us, I am just saying that the priorities seem to be askew in America. Also you are very lucky to live in a country where not having a cell phone is considered poor when there are millions of people living in countries that struggle to even put a meal on the table (if they are rich enough to even have a table) every day.

[@Marina1686]

This video shows pretty much poor choices taken by poor people. If you're already struggling why have 5 kids??!!! It doesn't take a college degree to know this!

[@ecclairmayo4153]

These people in the comments will get offended and attack you for saying something obvious

[@tomasgomez9925]

Marina F educating children nowadays is not the same as before. No one wants to be responsible for their lives and expect things to be handed to them just because they feel entitled to it.

[@petelee2477]

I know this is controversial statement to say but most of them are poor for a reason.

[@aintnoslice3422]

5 children and you wonder why you can't afford anything?

[@nathanramirez8456]

Ya there like rabbits like come on 1 kid is enough and you have 5?

[@thinhphan3816]

smart thing to do is survive alone. dont get married or have kids

[@bharatkaushal2518]

Their bellies are saying otherwise, like 80 percent of these “poor” will classify as obese.

[@biclifett]

Most in America who are impoverished are Overweight or obese. Those two things are not mutually exclusive

[@bharatkaushal2518]

Yup that’s right, they should spend that money on other important things rather than eating more when their stomachs are already full.

[@biclifett]

@@bharatkaushal2518 I think its because in low income areas it is usually a lot more convenient to eat McDonalds and stuff like that. In my country, I eat rice, peas and chicken which is cheaper and healthier

[@kanokrojjanakitti9155]

@@biclifettBharat is right.Even in Thailand,a third world country,many poor people are overweight .

[@BronzeAgeMan1350]

Its due to process food being cheaper

[@zackzou1441]

Can't believe such poverty still exists in the one of the most wealthy country.

[@m.k.601]

, Hi there, For some time I've been interesting of poverty in U.S. Im livin' in Poland, always thought that the U.S. is kind of paradise.I thought that is a place where your dreams come true if u will be hard work. After some reports about poverty a have changed my mind about U.S.For example- in Poland law secure tenants. If landlord want to evict somebody, the city must find some place for substitute - untill then nobody can be evict. Its hard to beleve in what happen in U.S. Its so so sad, I wish all You, who have in lifie troubles, to find ur way to live better. peace

[@grieverff8ff9]

It's not as bad as all that. Simply American's in large part still have the mentality of the Frontiersmen ie you're on your own. it's just a very individualistic society.

[@R.M.3.14]

M. K. In America, you have the freedom to fail. Most people who find themselves on hard times, are there by their own doing. It is a great place to live if you’re willing to work for everything you have. It can be a depressing place if you expect to be given everything you want and need without putting in the work.

[@bfry38]

You

[@turabullschools2411]

@Snow 123 home ownership generally leads to more stable families and communities.

[@erfgoedgidsveenhuizen]

It's better in Europe. I have been asked by American friends while over there to stay since I was there often already. Had a pretty short think about it...out of respect to those friends mostly.

[@kevingearyart]

America has so many people in poverty for two simple reasons. One is that there is no universal health care. And no real safety net like in Europe. Secondly, the wages are so low, it's impossible to live on the wages. No paid parental leave. No paid sick leave. The minimum wage is not enough to afford rent. Not enough to buy food and utilities. To live in America is increasingly expensive. An individual almost anywhere needs more than $3000 a month to just survive. $5000 would be OK. But most Americans have far less than that. Until the safety net is hugely increased, and wages are vastly improved, and rents are stabilised everywhere, America will continue to have insuperable poverty, which just gets worse.

[@silasdietrich7464]

"The minimum wage is not enough to afford rent." One shouldn't even be paying rent if making minimum wage, one should have acquired the skill set and knowledge for a higher paying job before paying rent

[@patriciafisher1170]

Silas Dietrich you are assuming that American families take care of their own. From what I have seen they don't.

[@VampiricVolt]

@@silasdietrich7464 This sounds like you grew up spoiled. So, you shouldn't rent if you make minimum wage, but you also can't buy a house, so really just be homeless? I'm confused as to how a human gets such a skewed perspective, I bet you had handouts in life you don't realize. You seem to think life is a track that just goes up if you work hard, but sadly it isn't.

[@jachyra4]

@@VampiricVolt How about "get a better paying job?" I paid rent and put myself through college while working at a grocery store. Minimum wage is for minimum value labor. If you're old enough to be on your own you should be capable of doing a job that demands more than minimum value labor from you.

[@ksc743]

Looking at America from the outside it looks like whatever the Govt has been doing over there does not work in the 21st Century. Your education system has broken down. Not to mention the healthcare system and your govt senators can never agree on anything. America has too many people and not enough jobs. There should be a 2-child policy per family. Get back to basics and education.

[@hillarybillary21]

Baby after baby after baby after baby after baby after baby after baby- so so many babies. For the absolute life of me, I cannot understand the selfishness involved in the lack of contraception used by these “poor” people. Contraception is FREE now, condoms are a fraction of the price of babies. To have so many babies when you’re to poor to care for them is a sociopathic trait.

[@terran008]

Why bring 5 kids to the world to live in those conditions? really... It's so selfish!

[@djtdjt8921]

Why do you have FIVE kids?!?! 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@aaronmuller6050]

Lack of money for contraceptives I guess

[@user-qx4zc3ph2m]

I think It's kind of investment You have 5 children that will get adult and provide you in future In my country that work so

[@flowersflower110]

Why to have so many kids its illogical!

[@magnificent9784]

People who are uneducated tent to have more kids.

[@elcaiman4666]

It's actually very logical. We subsidize it so we get more of it.

[@ry4n335]

you all have small penises so impregnating a woman is like climbing mount everest for you! losers

[@alenpaul2523]

Having kids is a small hope for poor people to live on this earth

[@painexotic3757]

@@alenpaul2523 and it should be their responsibility to care for them.

[@taxslave5906]

If your poor then maybe don’t have children in the first place. Having children so that the children have to suffer their childhood in poverty is extremely inconsiderate and selfish.

[@eljamestumaister]

That's poverty? She has a roof over her head, not a plastic sheet. The house has siding, not cardboard. Proper windows, not holes. Proper doors, not hanging bed sheets. A concrete or wood slab, not dirt. She has a flat panel TV, a microwave, a refrigerator. Her daughter has a high-chair. Come to Peru, I'll show you poverty. I am not saying that these people don't need help to get on their feet, but poverty?

[@joshpeter8588]

That's not poverty, show the real poverty here in america

[@hollycruz5061]

we have a serious poverty crisis in America 😔

[@peanutsarecheap1997]

@PPG 29 that's so true.

[@jdnrotterdam2150]

I’m happy to live in a country that takes care of you and your family. I love the states but i don’t want to live there. For a vacation or a city trip oh yeah! But the netherlands is the best place to have a home

[@yoleeisbored]

is netherlands a great country to start and raise a child?

[@jdnrotterdam2150]

Yeah but where are you from?

[@lydiabell6218]

You are right. Europe is a far better place to live.

[@yoleeisbored]

@@jdnrotterdam2150 im from USA. haha you should see the schools here. Schools here have American flags everywhere, schools have police officers and a drug dog who sniffs the school out, some schools have metal detectors, schools buses have no seatbelts, Soldiers come down to recruit, etc.

[@jdnrotterdam2150]

The Netherlands it’s not like that. And mostly school Is nearby your house . So you can allways check you child. Or call the teacher how he or she doing. They are nice. For supermarket you can walk. i know people from LA that came to visit here. The first thing they say to me was ...: so peacefull...

[@aziris7257]

This may be an unpopular opinion, but if you can't afford disposable diapers, why not just use baby napkins? Those exist. When I was a kid, my parents put those on me. If you're going to wash disposable diapers anyway, just use baby napkins (whatever it's called in your country). It's cheap and lasts forever, however long cotton lasts. You buy it once, you can use it forever. If I were to look in an old cupboard in my grandpa's house, I'm very sure I can find a baby napkin that was not only used for my mother when she was a baby, but also used for my uncles and aunts and probably my big brother too.

[@gennigfox8368]

Because when you raise the minimum wage. The housing market raises the cost. Have to raise the minimum wage again... Housing goes up again. Its an endless cycle.

[@bfry38]

Wait until we don’t get Social Security one day. That every working person has paid into. They keeping raising the age hoping we will die before we get to it. Most of us probably will with all the stress nowadays!

[@CaRrOtCaKe32200]

Homeless women in america have a life expectancy of 43 now in america. Some worked 20 years and paid in. We dont see all the truths. Is hard to find truth in america but its there if you look deep. Very sad for some people.

[@arleneaugustahair8393]

Social security is meant to supplement your income once you retire. You’re suppose to save for retirement during your working years. I still don’t know how Americans don’t understand that concept. If you don’t get a 401K, 403B or any options from your job, there are IRAs and CDs out there that you could use to save for retirement on your own. Don’t give me the excuse of not making enough because you could actually budget and put $5-$20 per paycheck to the side in a separate account and when it builds into $1,000, you can purchase a CD and keep the process going.

[@jessicah3450]

My father and all of my Grandparents died before they got Social Security. I can't even imagine retiring, I can't even afford to leave home.

[@jessicah3450]

Arlene Augusta Hair Interest rates are at an all time low, that really hurts our 401k's and CD's

[@bfry38]

I’m so sorry to hear that. That’s what the Government wants. Pay, pay, pay, but they don’t care if you die or not. You think they would hand it down to your kids, or grandkids no way lol. The Government is crooked like the rest of the world!

[@mbanson23]

We really need to look at family planning in America.

[@mirandacarpenter2117]

We need to look into sterilization!

[@carlgharis7948]

@@mirandacarpenter2117 EXACTLY

[@carlgharis7948]

@@spiritualalchemy3393 because the GOP is out looking for an enemy unfortunately

[@theia1653]

Personally, IUDs and arm implants should be a requirement to start junior high.

[@cakeisyummy5755]

@@mirandacarpenter2117...

[@AlessandroMarcolin]

I suppose having 5 kids when you are a porly educated single mom falls into the category of personal responsibility for beeing poor.

[@caterinas6863]

The children shouldn’t pay the price though

[@stepbrohelpimstuck2480]

You're right, she shouldn't have any children. Then who will be the future of this country? The kids of those few privileged that can afford it?

[@caterinas6863]

@@stepbrohelpimstuck2480 many people can afford one or even two children

[@AlessandroMarcolin]

@@stepbrohelpimstuck2480 I didn't say she shouldn't have ANY kids, but maybe just maybe not 5, as a poor single mother. Am I saying something controversial, dude ?

[@stepbrohelpimstuck2480]

@@caterinas6863 Yep, and those numbers mean a decline in population.

[@d4v3s1220]

That's a very strange definition of poverty when you look at the bigger picture of poverty across the globe. Call it mismanagement (both by citizens and governments) of resources (money), a major step down in living standards, but poverty??? Perhaps it's a relative term for America, but for anyone outside of America, this would definitely not be labelled as poverty.