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Capitalism has failed me! (media.patriots.win)
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underthesmellybridge 133 points ago +133 / -0

They're the most privileged people in the world, and they can't handle it.

What is privilege?

Privilege is wearing $200 sneakers when you've never had a job.

Privilege is wearing $300 Beats headphones while living on public assistance.

Privilege is having a smartphone with a data plan which you receive no bill for.

Privilege is living in public subsidized housing where you don't have a water bill, where rising property taxes and resntrents and energy costs have absolutely no effect on the amount of food you can put on your table.

Privilege is the ability to go march against, and protest against anything that triggers you, without worrying about calling out of work and the consequences that accompany such behavior.

Privilege is having as many children as you want, regardless of your employment status, and be able to send them off to daycare or school you don't pay for

Privilege is sending your kids to school early for the before school programs and breakfast, and then keeping them there for the after school program . . . all at no cost to you . . . paid for by the people who DO HAVE TO DEAL WITH RISING TAXES AND COSTS! ... you know, us so called "PRIVILEGED" the ones who pay while you TAKE TAKE TAKE!

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Trumpmuppet -3 points ago +1 / -4

Yeah but what kind of a life is that for them? It's not really privileged. Just easy and spoiled. The children don't get to eat breakfast at home with their family and enjoy a family meal. They're not home being loved and enjoying family time after school. It's not nice living in public housing, they don't have a nice house or live in the suburbs. It seems privileged but it's really disadvantaged so they're not getting the better end of the deal. Definitely not ideal.

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JBPrickster 7 points ago +7 / -0

I think the point here is that, ultimately, many poor people often take no steps to lift themselves up from poverty, and instead milk the existing support systems for all they have. They complain about the public housing, but then spend half of their disposable income on consumer goods, etc.