[Chode]

min wage isn't meant to raise a family on and if that's all you make... ya better think twice before getting married and having kids.

only in America do the "POOR" have Cars and Microwave Ovens and Cable and DVD players and VCR's and CD players and ipods and Cellphones and $200.00 sneakers and still piss whine and moan about being poor... not to mention all the water lights and electricity they could ever use

[Aliska]

only in America do the "POOR" have Cars and Microwave Ovens and Cable and DVD players and VCR's and CD players and ipods and Cellphones and $200.00 sneakers and still piss whine and moan about being poor... not to mention all the water lights and electricity they could ever use

Some welfare cheats, maybe. Some people who are good at garage sales, etc., can build up an inventory of fairly decent stuff and still be poor. A lot of these people are getting their clothes at second-hand stores and they don't wear $200 sneakers, etc.

[A. Pole]

only in America do the "POOR" have Cars and Microwave Ovens and Cable and DVD players and VCR's and CD players and ipods and Cellphones

Having a car is part of subsistance in most of USA, unless you have the public transportation near you. In most of the world car is not a necessity. Heating system is part of subsistance in Canada and Russia. You can do without it in Central America.

Used Microwave ovens and DVD players and VCR's and CD players you can get for pennies. Also in other countries. Cellphones can be cheaper that regular phones, that is why they are popular in poor countries.