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ananda

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21. Agree.

Thu Apr 9, 2015, 02:11 PM

Apr 2015

Poverty shaming is wrong on so many levels.

I just wish all this inhumanity toward other
humans would come to its natural end.

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If there's one thing I simply cannot stand, it's poverty shaming. [View all] Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2015 OP

Well said. nt Zorra Apr 2015 #1

Welfare queens and their Cadillacs has long been a right wing lie, now they are claiming they go liberal N proud Apr 2015 #2

I don't think their anger is directed specifically at poor persons getting cruses. Half-Century Man Apr 2015 #26

You had me worried for a half second. Brilliant. Ed Suspicious Apr 2015 #42

!!! Voice for Peace Apr 2015 #55

The real Welfare queens in Cadillacs, Califa Apr 2015 #43

Bingo! merrily Apr 2015 #49

By Welfare Office... NancyDL Apr 2015 #67

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A jump to conclusion may be this mother may be trying to provide her children food and we know Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #3

Believe you me, wendylaroux Apr 2015 #4

There's a definite disconnect in certain people's heads. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2015 #5

THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD GO I. Attacks on the poor receiving public assistance have increased appalachiablue Apr 2015 #6

Another thing to keep in mind on the "fancy car" angle. jeff47 Apr 2015 #7

Reminds me of this article. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2015 #8

nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes taught_me_patience Apr 2015 #20

You know what's more expensive? A loan on a "cheap" car after jeff47 Apr 2015 #29

It all depends on the individual make and car. maddiemom Apr 2015 #36

Very, very true. I owned a Lexus for 19 years; it took us through thick and thin, never Nay Apr 2015 #65

I once went by a welfare office where a co-workers said they were all in late model cars happyslug Apr 2015 #56

If someone has a nice car and then loses their income IronLionZion Apr 2015 #91

I've been in category 3 Retrograde Apr 2015 #9

As far as I can determine, looking at their website snort Apr 2015 #10

The Facebook lady is a victim of a cruel misinformation campaign being waged by the Enthusiast Apr 2015 #11

Hell yes..... daleanime Apr 2015 #12

Because the world is full of self rightous assholes. blackspade Apr 2015 #13

For fear that one undeserving person might get aid, Republicans are willing to let millions starve. tclambert Apr 2015 #14

charity hibbing Apr 2015 #23

Exactly. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2015 #30

Let me guess: you're NOT a Republican. maddiemom Apr 2015 #37

Double thumbs up to you! Agony Apr 2015 #61

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Some cities discourage panhandling IronLionZion Apr 2015 #90

The shaming is downright mean-spirited. AtomicKitten Apr 2015 #15

And yet those 3 cents Thav Apr 2015 #33

I actually gasped when I read that renate Apr 2015 #41

There is no reason to read donations of children to the class. merrily Apr 2015 #51

That story brings tears to my eyes. What terrible terrible people. What would Jesus say? Ed Suspicious Apr 2015 #44

Didn't Jesus say something about giving in secret... catrose Apr 2015 #89

The other, related one, is profession shaming. Helen Borg Apr 2015 #16

Around here cleaning jobs can pay $21.75/hr (SEIU) inanna Apr 2015 #60

or the do you want fries with that treestar Apr 2015 #71

You mean you don't want approved stores that sell plain clothes and cheap goods? nolabear Apr 2015 #17

The only assumption here seemed to be that the woman picking up the groceries was not poor at all. merrily Apr 2015 #18

But immediately jumping to that conclusion is just as wrong. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2015 #19

Yes, immediately jumping to that conclusion is wrong, but it's not saying a thing about the poor. merrily Apr 2015 #25

It's one of those situations though where it's best to keep one's mouth shut. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2015 #39

Yes. Leaping to conclusions is wrong and so is spreading them around. merrily Apr 2015 #47

Yeah it is gollygee Apr 2015 #46

My Reply 25 said jumping to the conclusion that someone is not poor (not in need) is wrong. merrily Apr 2015 #48

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Agree. ananda Apr 2015 #21

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I can sympathize because I am one... StarzGuy Apr 2015 #22

What did the FB poster say? ErikJ Apr 2015 #24

There is always shaming involved if you're poor Warpy Apr 2015 #27

Well said, Warpy. There by the grace of....etc Paper Roses Apr 2015 #40

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Our newspaper poll of the day KT2000 Apr 2015 #28

If someone is poor, and has a car as good or better than the one they drive, then it's possible that Amimnoch Apr 2015 #31

My (very wealthy) former mother-in-law insisted I go apply for food stamps tanyev Apr 2015 #32

As a complete aside.... Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2015 #34

Ditto- I wish they would tell us how poor people are the problem, not the Koch Bros, etal NoJusticeNoPeace Apr 2015 #52

If this isn't the last word on poverty and wealth distribution (Comment on Ambrose copied fromWiki), Joe Chi Minh Apr 2015 #35

I retired from the department of human service about ten years ago and Stellar Apr 2015 #38

here's another one - handicapped dolphinsandtuna Apr 2015 #45

K&R McCamy Taylor Apr 2015 #50

The forces that own the piano, the chairs, and the rights to the song... Orsino Apr 2015 #53

I feel the same way. People are always making excuses for their own miserable lives. Voice for Peace Apr 2015 #54

I've met poor whites that are CONVINCED there is a type of welfare only available to blacks. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2015 #57

K&R. JDPriestly Apr 2015 #58

And, if you give a dollar directly to a person who needs it greymattermom Apr 2015 #59

Myths that really frost me because I have to debunk them again and again Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2015 #62

There has been a deliberate campaign.... cynzke Apr 2015 #63

K & R GoneFishin Apr 2015 #64

From what I see on discussion boards, and, mind you, I know they're not the world... NancyDL Apr 2015 #66

Yep, you see it right here treestar Apr 2015 #70

"We need some ideas on how to bring people together." PowerToThePeople Apr 2015 #74

Kicked&Recommended... butterfly77 Apr 2015 #68

Agree. The most pathetic thing about right wingers treestar Apr 2015 #69

kick Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #72

There was a lady who went to my church murielm99 Apr 2015 #73

Without a big down payment, a friend couldn't finance a used car unless lexington filly Apr 2015 #75

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Plenty of people feel jealous that others are getting more than they deserve IronLionZion Apr 2015 #83

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This started with the Reagan administration in the 1980s, specifically to make us resent the poor DesertDiamond Apr 2015 #85

Personally, I Don't Care About People "Abusing the System" On the Road Apr 2015 #86

I care about people abusing the system Gormy Cuss Apr 2015 #88

I saw this also posted on my Facebook page today and it makes a lot more sense to me. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2015 #87