The definition of poor has changed.
As someone who became fatherless in the depression I know what poor means. It was a struggle for food,clothing,and shelter and we went without a telephone until 1953.
Poor today means no cable,no computer,no summer camp,neo cell phone,and no "in" wardrobe or jewelry.
It boggles the mind.
Exactly. And they determine who is "poor" in this country by tax returns. So, if I made a million dollars one year & took off the next 3 years...I would have zero income....but be counted as one of the "poor".
You were rich compared to us. I never had a phone till I got married. 1970 was the first time I had a phone. We didn't have television until 1958.