The way people act ignorant about poverty like saying “They need to lower their spending” like poverty doesn’t mean deprivation & the fact that it comes from being paid poverty wages.
https://twitter.com/antifleek/status/1327286539282489347
It’s basic math: you get paid below what’s necessary to live with adequate resources (aka deprivation), there’s little (which won’t pay out of poverty) or nothing to save.
The logical steps are few to think this through.
The logical steps are few to think this through.
It’s why people fight for things like livable wage. The point of fighting to eradicate poverty isn’t to redefine it as “enough to survive,” but resource acquisition to improve quality of life & move beyond pure survival.
It’s about what allows all of humanity to thrive.
It’s about what allows all of humanity to thrive.
When you’re fighting to survive, there’s nothing to lower in terms of spending.
Folks with higher income get this, which is why they’re so adamant about getting more money through things like corporate investment (making money from the labor of workers) & property leases.
Folks with higher income get this, which is why they’re so adamant about getting more money through things like corporate investment (making money from the labor of workers) & property leases.
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