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Absolutely agree but there is 'poor' and there is poor. [b]Many many 'poor' today have a car, air conditioning, cell phones, multiple flat screen TVs, cable  and items which I myself consider luxuries.[/b] We only have one TV in our house even though I can afford more. I think the 'poor' aught to provide for more themselves and that frees more resources for the truly poor. Catering to the 'poor' doesn't truly help these people, takes resources from others truly in need and is provided via heavy taxation which is an undue burned on many middle classes families which have to make sacrifices to pay those taxes. I appreciate the generosity and compassion of many posters here but to simply give everyone because a perception their life is more 'lousy' than their own is not sound policy and if you ask me awfully naive even if it makes you feel good about yourself (talking in general and not describing you in that way).[/quote]

"Many many" poor? How many poor? And how do you know this?

(Do you also consider a refrigerator a luxury?)[/quote]

Not the PP but you are ridiculous.  The things she posted above are ALL luxuries.  [/quote]

No. A car is not a luxury if you want to be able to get to work. A cell phone is not a luxury if you want people to be able to communicate with you. And if air conditioning is a luxury, it's a luxury that the vast majority of households in the US have, and that people die if they don't have.

http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/pub/2013/5/will-ac-put-a-chill-on-the-global-energy-supply
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/443213in.html/

Also, you can get a flat-screen TV for $100.

There's an awful lot of anxiety about all of those poor people who are getting away with having nice stuff at taxpayer expense. It kind of reminds me of "welfare queens", 40 years ago. And of Carol Gaither:

http://www.theonion.com/articles/woman-a-leading-authority-on-what-shouldnt-be-in-p,35922/#[/quote]

A car is a luxury.  There is public transportation to get to work. Car costs money and you must always put money in for gas, repairs and insurance.  Who pays for that if you are poor?
Air conditioning is a luxury - you CAN survive without it.  I barely turn mine on because I can't afford high electricity bills.  If you are poor and have air-conditioning how do you pay the bill?  Is it subsidized? 
A TV is indeed a luxury especially a brand new flat screen TV.  I don't care if it is $10.  That should be going towards the field trip instead.  Sadly most people would buy the TV and send in a note they can't afford the field trip.

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