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What does it mean to be poor? If you have enough to eat, clean water to drink, and clothes to wear; but nowhere to live, are you poor? If you have somewhere to live, but no car, are you poor? If you do not have indoor plumbing, are you poor? If you live off well water and have a septic system, are you poor? How can we debate who is rich and who is poor if we do not know what poverty is? Many poor living in America, even among the homeless, have enough to eat to the point of being obese; enough to wear; clean water to drink. Some "poor" even have televisions, air conditioning, a car... ~ Michael.

poor = on wellfare

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Your poor because you don't try hard enough :roll:

That's...odd SC...

Ok then...poor = below the standard of living

try to argue with that one :wink:

The extremes of poverty occur when the person gives up hope. I've lived on 4 or 5 dollars a week and spent it well, but it took discipline. When giving up becomes an option, you're lost.

people are trapped in poverty by republican policies of class warfare

It means you or someone else feels the need to judge you as somehow lacking something of worth and therefore pity you.

Life is more than money
So is Love and anything else worth living for

It means not knowing if you will eat today or not.

Jim

It means not knowing if you will eat today or not.

Jim

That definition works.

It means not knowing if you will eat today or not.

JimHow about knowing that you won't eat today unless someone takes pity on you?

actually people who eat less live longer--but anyway I didnt think people starving was in style anymore. Theres so many places to get food nowadays

It means not knowing if you will eat today or not.

JimHow about knowing that you won't eat today unless someone takes pity on you?

Have you ever seen a poor child? One that was not poor by its own choice? Would you not take pity on that childe?

I am Not a charitable man, but the very few things I support are those to help and/or support children.

I have every reason to hate the vast majority of "Adult" humans, Yet no childe has ever harmed me.

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actually people who eat less live longer--but anyway I didnt think people starving was in style anymore. Theres so many places to get food nowadays

I dare you to tell that to one of those starving African kids on the infomercials. "Hey, don't worry about not having anything to eat this week, you'll live longer that way!"

It means not knowing if you will eat today or not.

JimHow about knowing that you won't eat today unless someone takes pity on you?

Have you ever seen a poor child? One that was not poor by its own choice? Would you not take pity on that childe?

I am Not a charitable man, but the very few things I support are those to help and/or support children.

I have every reason to hate the vast majority of "Adult" humans, Yet no childe has ever harmed me.

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Ave Satanis!
Rege Satanis!
Hail Satan!

Big Jim P!
SC!

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kids are brats

Poor is either having to make a choice of whether you should eat today...or use that 3.00 to put gas in your car (if you have one) to look for a job...or maybe wash your clothes....and hoping tomorrow will be better.

Times are tough kids....

actually people who eat less live longer--but anyway I didnt think people starving was in style anymore. Theres so many places to get food nowadays

I dare you to tell that to one of those starving African kids on the infomercials. "Hey, don't worry about not having anything to eat this week, you'll live longer that way!"

but just think of all the toxins theyre avoiding by not ingesting food

actually people who eat less live longer--but anyway I didnt think people starving was in style anymore. Theres so many places to get food nowadays

I dare you to tell that to one of those starving African kids on the infomercials. "Hey, don't worry about not having anything to eat this week, you'll live longer that way!"

but just think of all the toxins theyre avoiding by not ingesting food

But just think of all the food they're avoiding by not ingesting food.

That is a sad attitude, Red Arrow.

actually people who eat less live longer--but anyway I didnt think people starving was in style anymore. Theres so many places to get food nowadays

I dare you to tell that to one of those starving African kids on the infomercials. "Hey, don't worry about not having anything to eat this week, you'll live longer that way!"

but just think of all the toxins theyre avoiding by not ingesting food

But just think of all the food they're avoiding by not ingesting food.

I never eat breakfast cause it takes a long time for my stomich to wake up and all afternoon Im too occupied to eat--so I really only one meal a day. After awhile your stomich shrinks and you need ALOT less food to get by

actually people who eat less live longer--but anyway I didnt think people starving was in style anymore. Theres so many places to get food nowadays

I dare you to tell that to one of those starving African kids on the infomercials. "Hey, don't worry about not having anything to eat this week, you'll live longer that way!"

but just think of all the toxins theyre avoiding by not ingesting food

But just think of all the food they're avoiding by not ingesting food.

I never eat breakfast cause it takes a long time for my stomich to wake up and all afternoon Im too occupied to eat--so I really only one meal a day. After awhile your stomich shrinks and you need ALOT less food to get by

Yes, but you still need a certain amount of food a day. There are people that don't eat for several days at a time. You selfishly comparing your one meal a day to someone who doesn't eat most days is absolutely ridiculous.

The funniest thing about this is that kids wealthy enough to have a computer are debateing it.

jim

What is poor?...all depends on what you mean by "poor"...are we talking financially or spiritually?

The funniest thing about this is that kids wealthy enough to have a computer are debateing it.

jim

better that they do, then that they don't, right?

i think UN classes poor by international standards as someone who lives on less than a US dollar a week

That is a sad attitude, Red Arrow.

I dont understand

I once saw a poor lady sleeping in the train station and I gave her a ham sammich

That is a sad attitude, Red Arrow.

I dont understand

If you have kids of your own or have had a part in raising some, then you know that they are not brats.

You are probably a childe yourself anyway.

Jim.

people are trapped in poverty by republican policies of class warfare

...or high taxes :lol:

To be lacking in spirit, or short of heart, to be without compassion is to be utterly poor.

:( People who are unthankful for what they have are poor.

Odd, I wonder why people slowly die of starvation when they eat one meal a day because of lack of supplies, which is similar to those kids starvin in Africa, Asia, South America, Europe, well, everywhere.

Odd, I wonder why people slowly die of starvation when they eat one meal a day because of lack of supplies, which is similar to those kids starvin in Africa, Asia, South America, Europe, well, everywhere.

those are all ancient pics of people starving to death--look how theyre dressed in the ads--all retro like from the 70s or something--but not even good retro so thats how you can tell its really from the 70s