Being in debt, I’d say I’ve at least experienced some of this here and there. And the bit about corner stores not making profits people think, reminds me of my time at the 4th St Food Coop, and customers who thought we were rolling in it. Ha. And their mission to provide cheap food for poor people just isn’t served anymore by a tiny store with specialty foods. Nice for NYU students tho.

The High Cost of Poverty: Why the Poor Pay More

You have to be rich to be poor. That’s what some people who have never lived below the poverty line don’t understand. Put it another way: The poorer you are, the more things cost. More in money, time, hassle, exhaustion, menace. This is a fact of life that reality television and magazines don’t o…