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oldwordcubed: jenniferrpovey: See, here’s the problem: Rich people don’t give money unless PR says they should. Middle class people don’t give money because we live in constant terror of something happening to make us poor. Poor people give money, but they don’t really have it to give. And that’s why charity doesn’t do what it …
undocumentedny: ivyaura: ratchetier: feministxibalba: ivyaura: “Money doesn’t buy happiness” ok and poverty buys what exactly where is the lie Out of poverty creates strength and compassion. It’s weird how that works. i sure wasn’t feeling the strength when i was skipping class because i was too weak to walk there after going 2-3 days without …
jumpingjacktrash: rrojasandribbons: I tried to explain to a friend of mine who has never ever been poor in his life why it is that poverty is a cycle, and why it’s so difficult to escape poverty. His response was, “just save money”. I kept trying to explain that when you are living paycheck to paycheck, there really is …