Poor People's Food

[ladyVet]

50. I'm not really surprised at some of the comments.

I see it in every post about poverty.

Sadly, being Democrats doesn't stop some people from being totally out of touch with the truly poor. Some of that repuke "pull themselves up by their bootstraps" attitude is very prevalent. After all, they only need to raise a garden, or go hunting, or shop at better stores, right?

Except, what if you have no yard? No patio? No rooftop? What if your neighbors would steal everything you grew? What if you're disabled? Or work two jobs?

How much does a hunting license cost? What if you don't have a car? How do you get to where you can hunt, if you live in a city? What if you can't process the meat yourself?

How do you shop at better stores, when you can barely buy cheap food? And if you have no car, you can't get there anyway. Who teaches people how to eat nutritional meals, when our own government promotes the worst diet ever?

Lazy poor people! They should get a job, or three, and move to where there's public transportation, or where they can walk everywhere.

It breaks my heart that poor people are criticized by those who should have empathy, because they have to settle for bare existence. Walk a mile in your brother's shoes.