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Originally Posted by BestXXXPorn
This is complete bullshit... Every study shows that poverty is not static for those willing to work. The rich get richer and the poor get richer... that's the REAL trend...
True poverty is virtually non existent in the United States today... just compare the poverty line with other countries in the world.
" In 1971, only about 32 percent of all Americans enjoyed air conditioning in their homes. By 2001, 76 percent of poor people had air conditioning. In 1971, only 43 percent of Americans owned a color television; in 2001, 97 percent of poor people owned at least one. In 1971, 1 percent of American homes had a microwave oven; in 2001, 73 percent of poor people had one. Forty-six percent of poor households own their homes. Only about 6 percent of poor households are overcrowded. The average poor American has more living space than the average non-poor individual living in Paris, London, Vienna, Athens and other European cities.
Nearly three-quarters of poor households own a car; 30 percent own two or more cars. Seventy-eight percent of the poor have a VCR or DVD player; 62 percent have cable or satellite TV reception; and one-third have an automatic dishwasher."
I can cite plenty of facts to back up my claims...
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That is the most whacked stats I have ever heard. Those claims are total shit. They claim nothing except that with new technology the price gets a lot cheaper over time. How much was the first microwave in 1971, how much do they cost now? I can get 1 for $29 from walmart. Same thing for DVD players, and everythng else.
In 1971 1% of homes had a microwave lmao... because there was probably only a couple thousand made at the time. I remember getting a microwave in the early 80s and most people I know didn't have them then.
All of the "shit" color tv, microwave, dvd player, etc... was very expensive when it came out and hard to get, YEARS later it is dirt cheap. That is why everyone has one now, because they are extremely cheap today, non that we were in poverty years back but not now.
Why not say only 1% of the people had cell phones in 1980, look today 86% of people have cell phones, blah no such thing as poverty. In 2000 only 2% of the people have flat screen tvs, and today 65% have them... why? because the same flat screen that cost 8K in 2000 now cost about $500. nothing to do with poverty, just how technology is as expensive as shit when it first comes out.
too funny. the way people grab stats and try to twist it to their agenda.