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pbmus

(12,422 posts) Wed Apr 8, 2015, 06:34 PM Apr 2015

Life is not easy peasy when you are poor ...

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/04/being-rich-means-having-money-to-spend-on-being-richer/389871/

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Life is not easy peasy when you are poor ... (Original Post) pbmus Apr 2015 OP

This graph proves the poorest are not lazy Warpy Apr 2015 #1

Very interesting graphic! Trillo Apr 2015 #2

agree, this graph needs housing. nt grasswire Apr 2015 #3

Warpy

(111,332 posts)

1. This graph proves the poorest are not lazy

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2015, 06:45 PM

Apr 2015

since the spend a larger share of their income on education than the rich do. They are able to do this by doing without health care and insurance.

Shame on the Atlantic for missing this.

Trillo

(9,154 posts)

2. Very interesting graphic!

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2015, 07:17 PM

Apr 2015

Food and transportation! Gotta get to work somehow. Also, the poorest spend more on education than the richest, but is it doing them any good?

I wish the graphic had included housing.

grasswire

(50,130 posts)

3. agree, this graph needs housing. nt

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2015, 08:34 PM

Apr 2015

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