I have a place in Mexico, and if you see the poor there, you will find it very hard to have any sympathy for the so called "poor" in America.
Poor people in America have cars, cell phones, microwave ovens, $500 gaming systems, a couple of TV's, ipods, mp3 players, computers, stereo systems, CD players, their kids wear $150 tennis shoes, and they aren't dying of starvation by any means. Yet it is these same people who complain because they can't pay their electric bill... give me a break.
In Mexico, people live within their means, and don't rely on the government to provide for their families. That's the way it used to be here in the US. When I was a kid, families did everything possible to avoid the shame of having to ask the government for anything. It was a matter of pride. Today, lower income families see government assistance as a lifestyle, rather than a last resort.
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