Originally Posted by Jel

Isn't that kinda what people do when getting their 'knowledge' of poverty though? Most people's experience of this is from tv/newspapers and what they hear in bars from everyone else moaning about how joe bob's neighbour is on handouts but has a widescreen tv. Obviously that doesn't apply to everyone, but I'd bet the majority here have never gone 3 - 4 days multiple times without anything to eat, yet feel qualified to speak about being completely on their ass. I know I do that shit all the time, form my 'knowledge' of things from what I see/read in the media, and it's times like this I realise how full of shit I am on those other topics