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see them we're living the American dream
here a little hard work can take anyone
from rags to riches
like Oh money but I worked hard and now
I'm a billionaire sorry America hardly
has the highest rates of upward social
mobility in a ranking of 24 countries we
came in 16th how can that be the truth
is if you're poor in America no matter
how hard you work that deck is
completely stacked against you being
poor in this country is actually
incredibly expensive if you're living in
poverty you have to spend more on daily
necessities because you can't afford to
buy in bulk Wow now I can keep my butt
clean in all my vacation homes what a
deal you know if I pull apart the
double-ply it's actually 2 for 1 what to
do and if you have a lower income you
have to spend a larger portion of your
budget on basic necessities up to 70% of
a poor Americans income is spent on food
housing and transportation after they
cover their basic expenses on average
low-income Americans who only make
fifteen to twenty thousand dollars a
year are left with just one dollar a day
No - splurge and that doesn't just make
it harder to get by day to day it also
makes it harder to save money so you can
live more comfortably in the future
well if people need money why don't they
just apply for a credit card or get a
loan that's oh I paid for my last three
wars well that's a great idea except
that to open a bank account or credit
card our financial institutions require
that you already have money or good
credit wait so in order to build credit
I need a credit card but I can't get a
credit card unless I have good credit
and if you can't save even a small
unexpected expense can have disastrous
consequences right now 46% of Americans
say they couldn't afford to pay a
surprise bill for just $400
my bike that's how I get to work and if
I can't get to work then I can't buy
another bike cursed this vicious cycle
he seems lazy
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