The issue is that poverty is a natural, inevitable byproduct of free market capitalism. It will forever be with us. Indeed, the spending of the poor have made many rich.
Those of us well off shouldnt begrudge the poor the pittance they receive in welfare as compensation for a job well done.
Thats absurd. Check the poverty conditions of the other countries that dont run on a free market system.
our poor have:
plasma tvs
cable tv
cars
xboxes
internet
computers
welfare checks
healthcare
homes of some type
utilities
freedom
food
beer
water
air conditioning
and the list goes on.......
what do the poor of most other non free market countries have?
govt rule
shanty's
dirty water
little to no food
whats healthcare?
welfare who?
short lives
disease
sunlight/extreme heat
and the list is very short
your pity is misplaced
sounds pretty good! Why don't you just join the poor if it is that good?