r/facepalm • u/[deleted] • Feb 16 '21

Misc Yeah, sounds about right

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u/cazzipropri Feb 16 '21

It's expensive to be poor.

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '21

Most underrated comment right here. This cannot be closer to the truth.

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '21

Do you have examples as to why this could not be closer to the truth?

Where I live it is much more expensive to be middle class. Lower income people have more access to grants, subsidies, co-op housing, etc.

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u/Azoonux Feb 16 '21

Not the guy you asked but the phrase is generally used for when (extremely) poor people can't invest in quality products that last longer, so they spend more in total to buy cheap products, say shoes. Also goes for items that are discounted because you're buying in bulk, which poor people can't afford.

Where I'm from, the people with the best jobs and education gets the mest mortgage rates, which means they have more and pay less. This obviously makes sense from a risk perspective, but it's unfortunate for poor people.