I came from a background of poverty too. I grew up in a single parent household and my mother was a waitress in a deli and made 40 dollars a week to feed 4 kids in the 70's. It wasn't until we got older and got our own jobs that she was able to finally not worry about us. Welfare at the time would not accept her unless she did not work and because she was White they figured she didn't need it so they told her and I quote "EAT BEANS". She was absolutely humiliated when she asked for food stamps to help feed us. But that was the attitude in the 70's. I was not making fun of the poor. Who said the poor don't work? I was making fun of Kerry and his way of thinking. Don't read more into my sentence please.
Explanation accepted, sorry if I over-reacted. I can see you understand poverty as well, and have worked through it. As I say, I don't object to rich people, but I hate it when people (not you) beat up on the poor, and I have seen too much of this among conservatives. Poor people work as hard or harder than rich people, and I think folks should recognize that. Thanks for posting back.