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And, like I said, we need to cut back on things. We're down to one income in fact. But we still spend money on certain things that don't make our lives as dismal as they could be. Does that mean we might go more into debt? Maybe. But I'd rather be more in debt than never have anything nice.
I have no idea why you think that's so odd or unprecedented or whatever.
Maybe it was just the talk about deserving that confused me. If you can afford the tea and smoothies I don't see why someone would have a problem with it or think you don't deserve them. If you are struggling financially then of course the suggestion is to cut back where you can. What those things are, I dunno. If you don't need to cut back on tea and smoothies then of course you don't have to
Are you not in an overtly capitalist country where people think that if you're poor, it's your fault?
Because, unfortunately, I am.
I think it depends. If someone just stays on welfare without seeking jobs or something (by their choice) then I think people will think they're poor by choice. But I don't think I've met people who thought poor working people were poor by choice.
Then you haven't met too many Republicans.
I don't think I've met a single Republican
Well that may possibly be why you haven't encountered something extremely commonly believed by around 150 million Americans.
I haven't met any Americans irl either tbh
E: No, incorrect, I've met one but we talked about Geocaching only lol
I've met a few people like that. The logic is that poor working people just aren't applying themselves enough, and are staying in their low paying job by choice or lack of motivation to skill-up and hustle for a better paying job.