Poverty among plenty -- and it's getting worse | SF Politics

Poverty is not a choice and not always the luck of the draw. This article draws a very clear picture of the reality of Poverty in California in the midst of a somewhat tech boom. How is this possible ? Read on and see...



Poverty among plenty -- and it's getting worse | SF Politics

After watching "9 Out Of 10 Americand Are Completley Wrong About This Mind-Blowing Fact."

 

I honestly do not know what to think of the shrinking middle class. I feel a wrenching feeling in the pit of my stomach. I feel sick to know that this is the reality I live in not necessarily or particularly for myself because I have come to accept where I am in society but for the fact that the country has become this way. There is no longer an “American Dream” unless you are the 1%. I feel sad that the economy has changed so much and that there is an overwhelming amount of money and power in the 1%, its not only money but they really have the power to do what they want they dictate politics and education and that really makes me upset because its lowering the chance for the 99% to break out.

I also don’t appreciate how the government leads us to believe it is out for our best interest and is going to put programs and money into the todays “middle class” poor but is really only doing things to benefit this 1%.

I think this is why we think we are ok. Because the government continues to tell us “yes we can” and “were for the people” really meaning for the 1% not for the 99% of people in america that can do absolute nothing for this country at this time. I think the US has always given us hope and for a lot of years there was hope. There is no longer hope for the economy but the government is still telling us we have hope and to continue to have hope. What is hope? It is not something you can see, not something you can buy or find or give. So the US government continues to give it to us and tell us to work hard and hope for more, for better and if we continue to hope we might one day get something in return. We still think we are ok when we really aren’t because our generations parents were the thriving Middle Class, our parents were the successors of the true “American Dream” they worked hard and got ahead in life. That is no longer attainable although we would like to believe that it is. 

The facts in this video make me feel small, defeated and naked. It probably sounds funny to hear me say that but we are poor and exposed and nobody is doing a thing to change the current state of the economy nor address the hole the poor are getting pushed into and how this will affect the future.