“I don’t know what it’s like to be poor. I am privileged. And yet so many of us pretend we know. Can’t they just go get a job? Can’t they just work harder? Can’t they just go get a degree? Can’t they just save more? Spend less? These questions are ridiculous. They come from people who have never…”Tagged: classism, Poor People, Poverty, Ignorance
“We have been told our entire lives that if we work hard we can achieve whatever we wish. That's simply untrue. Someone forgot to add one detail to that adage: You must be born into a world of opportunity and choice. That world does not exist to all, only to some. And those born into the world of…”Tagged: Poverty, Ignorance, Poor People, classism, Capitalism
“The disdain we have for the poor is one of the most heartbreaking aspects of our society.”Tagged: classism, Poor People, Society