[ClearCase_guy]

We have the richest poor people in the world.

I know life is not peachy for everyone. There are some sad stories out there. But apart from extraordinary bad luck, just about everyone who is “desperately poor” in America has just made a long series of poor life decisions. The problem isn’t with “society”. The problem is that some people just screw themselves over.

[Vigilanteman]

We were on food stamps briefly when my evil ex-employer tried (and eventually failed) to contest my unemployment claim. We averaged $12 per day for food alone.

We hadn't eaten that well before or since.

[SamAdams76]

Well said. Plus I think there are a subset of people out there are that just bound and determined to fail, and fail badly! It’s almost like they want to to be able to say “Oh woe is me!”