spectrumc01
I give you....the TRUTH
No offense but this is what happens to Americans who have never travelled outside the U.S. and have never observed real poverty. America's poor have it far better than any other nation on this Planet. If you're gonna be poor,this is the place to do it. Trust me,i've seen real poverty. Americans are from being slaves. In fact i would call thet assertion downright insulting & preposterous. Travel people,travel.
The physicality of the poor overseas is much different. The feelings of helplessness and frustration are the same. The knowledge that the chances of getting out of poverty is slim to none, is also the same.
As for the slavery comparisson, I see it a little different. Slavery was unsustainable as the cost was huge to feed, clothing, shelter and provide medical treatment for the slaves. It is much more cost effective and profitable to free them, pay them a pittance, and than reap all their money by charging them for food, clothing, shelter and medical treatment. They discovered that if we pay them a minimum wage that doesn't cover their basic needs they will be forever indebted to the wealthy class. They will forever keep working and producing wealth for the upper classes for the illusion of freedom and getting out of poverty.
Except the poor get their food, clothing and shelter paid for by the gov't
And that is the main issue behind everything. The wealthy (Republicans) don't want the poor to get anything, keeping the indentured servitude going. They are at odds with those (Democrats) that want to help the poor out of poverty. Except the Democrats help the poor for alterior motives, they use them to hopefully keep the political power and wealth for themselves. They know that the Republicans will fight until their last breath to keep the poor from getting anything. This suits them just fine because they want to give the poor just enough to keep them on their side (votes). In reality the Democrats and Republicans in power right now don't want to share their pie with anyone.