Here is a clarification regarding what it means being poor in America. I am posting this not out of opposition to helping the poor (they do need help in my opinion) but in order to put the things into prospective for the well-meaning educated middle-class:
"However, understanding poverty in America requires looking behind these numbers at the actual living conditions of the individuals the government deems to be poor. For most Americans, the word “poverty” suggests near destitution: an inability to provide nutritious food, clothing, and reasonable shelter for one’s family. However, only a small number of the 46 million persons classified as “poor” by the Census Bureau fit that description. While real material hardship certainly does occur, it is limited in scope and severity."
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