“The idea that poor people will be irresponsible with their money and squander it seems to be a product of deep-seated biases rather than emblematic of the truth.”— Andrew Yang, amazon.com
“Poor people don’t have time for investments because poor people are too busy trying not to be poor.”— Stephen Glover, Earnest 'Earn' Marks , Donald Glover, imdb.com
“Get rid of it, Jess. Pine has no place in this loft. It’s the wood of poor people and outhouses.”— Dave Finkel, Brett Baer, Schmidt, Max Greenfield, imdb.com
“Cartman: Mr. Garrison, why do poor people smell like sour milk? Mr. Garrison: I don't know, Eric, they just do. [Kyle sniffs Kenny in disgust]”— Matt Stone, Eric Cartman, Trey Parker, imdb.com
“But that myth is consumed only by those who have the means to work hard. The myth of the American Dream is only for those who have the privilege to believe in it; it’s not for those who need to figure out how to feed their children breakfast. Those people aren’t in a position to dream.”— Dina Leygerman, huffingtonpost.com
“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 know…”— Dina Leygerman, huffingtonpost.com
“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 opp…”— Dina Leygerman, huffingtonpost.com
“The disdain we have for the poor is one of the most heartbreaking aspects of our society.”— Dina Leygerman, huffingtonpost.com
“We shout "self care" and "joy" all day but won't admit we have a "poor people not apply" footnote to things we have deemed to be for "us." The middle class, the bougie elite. The ones who don’t even realize they’re just as poor. Poor people buy Jordans? We're upset. Poor people have cable? We're ang…”— Preston D. Mitchum, facebook.com
“Maybe one day we'll be able to admit that we hate poor people and don't want them to have nice things.”— Preston D. Mitchum, facebook.com