Showing posts with label Poverty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Poverty. Show all posts
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Difference Between Welfare for Rich and Poor
I found this cool card on my Facebook timeline that I wanted to share. It's the difference between the rich and the poor when it comes to getting welfare from the government. When the rich get welfare (i.e., corporate welfare), they convince everyone that they've "earned" it. When the poor get welfare, they are called moochers.
Saturday, November 3, 2012
In Praise of a Boot Planted Firmly in John Stossel's Corn Hole
In a recent article, Fox News anchor John Stossel praised "price gougers" -- people who take advantage of emergency situations to raise the prices of basic necessities, including food, gasoline, and toiletries. He said that long lines could be eliminated by businesses gouging their customers.
What he didn't mention -- or seem to care about -- is that this would disproportionately favor the wealthy in these states. Just like everything coming out of the right these days, the mentality is one of catering to the rich elite at all costs. So, John, are you basically saying that people should be allowed to gouge gas prices because poor people shouldn't be allowed to drive cars after a natural disaster? Maybe businesses should do the same thing with food prices because poor people shouldn't be allowed to eat after a disaster. Is that about right?
Someone needs to take away your millions and make you live for a few years as a poor American. If you ever were one, you've forgotten the experience to the point where you have no sympathy left for them. Better yet, someone needs to take a boot and plant it firmly in your rectum to keep you from talking out your ass.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Map of Food Poverty in the World
I thought I would share on my blog this interesting map of food poverty in the world. It comes from the World Food Program.
If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments below.
If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments below.
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Teaching a Man to Fish?
I'm sure that many of you have heard the old proverb: "Give a man to fish, you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime". However, the reality of food poverty in the world is not quite this simple, as the following video explains.
Similar to what the video says about farming, it's pretty hard to fish if you're too hungry to work during the day. I think this is what the rich Republicans in my own country need to remember -- that most of the world's poor would like to work and make enough to feed their families, but they often lack the physical means.
On a related note, here is another video from the World Food Program (WFP) about the poor in Liberia.
Leave your thoughts on food poverty below.
Similar to what the video says about farming, it's pretty hard to fish if you're too hungry to work during the day. I think this is what the rich Republicans in my own country need to remember -- that most of the world's poor would like to work and make enough to feed their families, but they often lack the physical means.
On a related note, here is another video from the World Food Program (WFP) about the poor in Liberia.
Leave your thoughts on food poverty below.
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