[ctdonath2]

It's ever more clear to me that some people want others to understand their problems, while some people want to solve their problems. Yes, we all understand how people fall into poverty; the question is what those people are DOING to get OUT of poverty - if nothing, they won't. Some fall into poverty through no/little fault of their own, some fall into poverty precisely because of their own fault ... once and however there, the real question is what they are doing to get out - yes it's hard, but if you don't do what's necessary to get out you won't. Yes, I understand why abusees may not leave their abusers. If they don't leave, they stay. Yes, I understand some fall on hard times. If they don't do what's needed to get out, they won't. Yes, I understand why some make bad, albeit attractive at the moment, choices. If they don't stop making those bad choices, they'll keep reaping the bad results. We understand. Understanding doesn't solve the problem. Solving the problem solves the problem.

[rlmorel]

All you say is true.

It is emotional validation liberals want for these issues.

They don't want people to get out of it on their own, they want government action to make it happen.

[packrat35]

I see this everyday. The three biggest money mistakes I see daily that could be easily cut back are:
3. Cable - most have $200 a moth bills and every channel
2. Cell Phones - got to have the newest phones and all the do dads with bills running $150-$200 a month
1. Eating out every day at lunch (at $7 average a day) and you know they probably eat out before work and after. I figure over $500 a month