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[–] AnarchyChad ago 

You are probably in poverty. Do you struggle with drug/alcohol abuse? That is usually the case. Hate to say it, but it's true. If so, focus on overcoming that if it's causing you more bad than good.

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[–] AmaleksHairyAss 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago 

You're avoiding my point about the nature of poverty.

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[–] AnarchyChad ago 

Not on purpose, but your right. The destinction I make is that most Americans who are 'poor' are actually not poor in relation to historical/global perspective. They are only poor in comparison to current 'middle class'.

Alot of 'poor' people have inflated expectations (partly to do with special snowflake syndrome and cultural influences) of economic success and don't focus on just taking care of the necessities. Someone who is in poverty but has a smart phone, gaming consoles, runs ac/heat all day, etc, etc is not actually in poverty, but just has terrible money management.

The other group are the drug addicts who are also self-evidently terrible at money management.

When you remove these two groups, very little people in U.S. are in poverty, and even then it's usually only temporarily. Additionally, there are a ton of welfare programs, such as food stamps. And ways to get cheap goods through Walmart, good will, dollar general, etc - because of capitalism.

Most poor people are not poor in historical/global perspective and are bad with money, or have substance abuse issues.

The point being that it's not the fault of the society, but a deeper personal problem that needs to be worked out.

You may be in the very small category of people who aren't in that group. Use food stamps and cheap food at Walmart (eggs, Oatmeal, canned food, etc) and all that. I get pride, but those programs are meant for you. Just always remember that it's temporary and you'll pay it back later in your taxes.