I'm poor and have no delusions other wise, my parents both worked factory jobs for over 20 years and my father served in the military before that but by the end of the year there's a 75% chance both (along with myself) will be homeless. If you watch TV it's because they're "lazy" or have "mental problems" which is both far from the truth. In the last 48 hours the portrayal of poverty in America has made me sick.
Last night on the "Reality" show The Briefcase they had 2 "lower middle class" families, one of which lived in a nice multi story home with a big yard, deck etc. and the other who drove around in a brand new 4 door pickup truck. Don't get me wrong I'm sure they have their struggles but to consider that "poor" is an insult to the truly poor. Then tonight on Fox News they continued their anti-poor attacks blaming people for choosing to be poor and need assistance.
Bill O'Reilly who has been shown a liar over and over again while being accused of both unwanted sexual harassment and spousal abuse in front of his children is the great keeper of "social justice" and blamed poor people for being poor and the debt of America on the "welfare state". This follows a larger patter on fox, one host even claimed that owning a refrigerator or microwave disqualified you from being poor. Funny I have a fridge and a microwave so guess I'm rich, who cares that there is no food in either of them.
We were able to stay afloat until 2004 when my father became disabled do to no fault of his own than in 2012 my mother was diagnosed with cancer for the 1st time and again became disabled because of the same hospital making mistakes and not caring for their patients. Both are luck to be alive and at one time the chances of them surviving were slim but it dropped us from middle class to poor in a hurry when your incomes are cut by over 80% in 10 years.
I know my parents are poor because they're lazy, how dare they get cancer and have a doctor that leaves them to die with a blood clot in their brain. A recent study shows that having a full time job paying minimum wage does not allow you to afford a 1 bedroom apartment and put food on the table in any state in America. We've spent trillions on wars, given trillion in handouts to oil companies, war profiteers, medication companies and health insurance companies but it's the single lazy mother working 2 jobs who need 100.00 a month to help feed her child that is ruining America (yes that was sarcasm unless your a conservative or Fox news viewer than America is crumbling because teachers, veterans, police and fireman along with poor people have it to nice and the rich are punished.)
If you really want to show what poverty is in America media I am available, Yes I have a roof over my head, yes I have a fridge and microwave. My bed (which I sleep for 4 hours a day from 1PM - 5 PM) is a 15 year old matress on the floor, I am obese not because I have it so nice but because Mcdonald's and fast food is cheaper than eating well and at least once a month we have to decide between much needed medication or putting food on the table. Our utilities are only on because of a "medical exemption" and it's only a matter of time before the gas is shut off and our mortgage is 6 months behind and property taxes 2 years so a foreclosure or sheriff sale is probably coming in next couple months but again that's our fault because my wheel chair bound mother and father are to "lazy" I will say this to O'Reilly and others my father served in the military while you just beat the war drum so your war profiteer friends can get rich, you wish you were that lazy.
When you watch "poor" people on reality TV or the news and wish you had it as nice as them I guess that makes you really lazy. http://www.gofundme.com/...