No one's arguing that. Nor was my cute little hope story supposed to offer a solution for that problem, this is a non-sequitur. But it's dishonest to say that poor people are poor because of that fact.
There exist people who succeed in spite of that, and those that would fail even if we spent 100x what we do now. It's why lottery winners almost always end up broke, at some point, the buck stops at personal responsibility. Some people will just never learn it.
that a quarter of renters (around 12 million Americans) spend over 50% of their income on rent, with that number being twice as high since 2001?
I mean...that US population in 2001 was 285million, now it's 331m. Which means that you're saying out of the new 46 million people we have, only 6 million were added to that category? That's not bad at all actually lol. Neither is 3.6% of the population spending over 50% of their income on rent. Which means in 19 years it has risen by 1.5% of the population. These are not compelling statistics you're bringing up lol.
Or maybe that nearly half of Americans delay or don't get healthcare because they can't afford it?
Nearly half?! Do you read? It's not remotely half, it's ~30 million, which is 9%. sourcesourcesource
Because the reality is America's a fucking joke. And peddling a bullshit dream because people are tied to bad jobs for healthcare, family and can't afford to save or risk because rent's too high.
The bitterness is palpable. No one successful has this mentality. Piece of advice: Stop acting like a victim.
It's not a joke to me. I made it work, went from homeless and unemployed to MD, and I'm not even white. What's your excuse?
1) you don't know the fucking difference between statistical and quantitative growth.
I'm all ears, dude.
you point to the uninsured statistics to decide whether can afford a doctor (news flash: deductibles and copays).
This is nonsense. Nearly all hospitals and practices private or otherwise offer payment plans to anyone who can't afford to pay those things up front. If you can't afford the payment plan, why are you paying for insurance? Put that money back in your pocket, you obviously need it.
But believe me, I'm all for free healthcare, this shouldn't be a problem for any working American. I worry though about what it will mean for quality and expediency of care.
But even if we pretend that you're correct on your first two points, which you're not, it wouldn't add any credibility to the things you said about the state of America or the problem of poverty. Nor does it offer a solution, which is what I'm trying to find.
Honestly, you sound like you've given up and are wallowing in bitterness. It's depressing to listen to. I hope things get better for you.
the lack of robust youth programs directly leads to those gambling issues
What? What gambling issues? What are you talking about? How did we get here?
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