\u201cWhy don’t they just get a job?\u201d \u201cThat\u2019s her fault for having so many kids.\u201d \u201cWhy don\u2019t they eat healthier?\u201d \u201cI don\u2019t give poor people money because they only use it to buy alcohol and drugs.\u201d<\/p>\n
These words sound familiar don\u2019t they? Too many times I\u2019ve heard these words come out of people who criticize the poor and homeless. Linda Tirado eloquently explains in her article the very question as to why poor people make the \u201cbad\u201d decisions that they do.<\/p>\n
Tirado was pregnant herself when she was homeless. However, she points out that poor people don\u2019t always have the choice to go to Planned Parenthood for birth control, condoms, an abortion, etc. Planned Parenthoods can often be miles away, and that\u2019s a lot of gas money. Not only that, but in many areas simply walking into a Planned Parenthood is looked down upon. Tirado states, \u201cNobody likes poor people procreating, but they judge abortion even harder.\u201d As a poor person you must make the choices that are best for the present time.<\/p>\n
Tirado goes on to say that the food choices are limited for poor people. The reason they don\u2019t make healthier choices is because they don\u2019t have the luxury of buying vegetables and fruit. To buy groceries and cook meals you must have a kitchen, pots and pans, cooking utensils, etc. If you are homeless you have no access to this, therefore as Tirado puts it, \u201cIt makes more sense to get food that you know will be palatable and cheap and that keeps well.\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s important to have perspective. It\u2019s easy to judge quickly when you have it all, but there are reasons worth knowing as to why poor people make \u201cpoor\u201d choices. This article illuminates the struggles of the day to day life of homeless people.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWhy don’t they just get a job?\u201d \u201cThat\u2019s her fault for having so many kids.\u201d \u201cWhy don\u2019t they eat healthier?\u201d \u201cI don\u2019t give poor people money because they only use it to buy alcohol and drugs.\u201d These words sound familiar don\u2019t they? Too many times I\u2019ve heard these words come out of people who criticize … Continue reading Linda Tirado: Why Poor People Make Bad Decisions<\/span>