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Being poor is an expense in capitalism (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by jaykrown@lemmy.world to c/latestagecapitalism@lemmy.world

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It's expensive to be poor. It's harder to get out poverty than to be born wealthy with family that has connections and opportunities. Spend your money extremely wisely, because it's the real way we vote in this system.

I've asked myself the question a lot lately, "What am I spending money on that's a waste perpetuating this broken system which I could stop spending today?"

The only way to rise is to be smarter than the systems designed to drag us down. If you need a clear example, just look at a casino.

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[–] jaykrown@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Yup, and then on top of that the time to be able to use those bulk ingredients to prepare healthy meals. If you're poor, stressed, and working two jobs, you don't really have time for that right? The tax of convenience hits those with the least amount of time to invest in themselves.