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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The event died due to ridicule, particularly because their senior center is called a "Country Club" because they bought it from a decommissioned golf club.

But there is value in the exercise itself.  People who did not grow up poor or even lower middle class have no concept of the tradeoffs poor people are forced to make.  Things that seem irrational to the rich often have rational explanations once you actually consider the situation. That is not to say that poor people always make good choices, but our ignorance to the reality causes problems as well.[/quote]
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The saying “it’s expensive to be poor” is accurate. I’ve only ever been broke, not poor, and I still definitely had stable and solid middle class family to bail me out had that been necessary, but that fear of homelessness, insufficient food, not being able to get the new tabs for the car that you absolutely need to get to work, work that’s always in person… showing people who have never experienced anything on this scale, as well as those who have no imagination or empathy, would have been a net benefit for all. [/quote]

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