Man, Republicans really are out of touch with reality.

[BarbaraGordon]

Originally Posted by ERCougar

I don't understand how the other half live. Somehow this conclusion is drawn from my frustration that many of the poor are neglecting certain basics for cigarettes. I would call that presumptuous, yeah.

I never said that you don't understand how the other half live. You assumed that I was referring to you when in fact I was referring to a thread some time ago in which the gentlemen were debating whether it is possible to "make ends meet" on a mere 300k per year.

If you work with the poor, I'm proud of you. If that's the only capacity in which poverty affects your family, I'm happy for you. But don't presume that my knowledge of the working poor comes from policy papers written by academics in ivory towers.