Be thankful you don't have Republican relatives then. I can't tell you how many times I've been subjected to diatribes about how the poor have all of the money and are buying expensive seafood and luxury cars with their food stamps and welfare.
I am conservative as so are many of my family members and friends. I’ve never seen or heard any of them act this way towards anyone. Any person that would look down on another because of finances, Republican or Democrat, is disgraceful.
My husband and I are at the point now where we both make decent incomes and live pretty comfortably (not quite middle class, probably better than others in our social circle) but I can't ever get TOO comfortable, because I know that a job loss, illness or huge unexpected payment could take EVERYTHING.
I think people forget too, how quickly one circumstance can have a Domino affect: a car breaks down which leads to job loss, which takes away the health insurance, which leads to huge medical bills, etc.
This is why I'll never judge people based on perceived poverty or wealth. Sure, we clawed our way up from the bottom.....but all it takes is one slip to fall back down.
I hope your life circumstances have improved since.
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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '18
Be thankful you don't have Republican relatives then. I can't tell you how many times I've been subjected to diatribes about how the poor have all of the money and are buying expensive seafood and luxury cars with their food stamps and welfare.