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The Discontent of the Poor is Spreading
The generous patience of the American people is not unlimited
Through the course of our lives, everyone has had that friend or relative, a coworker, a neighbor perhaps, who has serious problems with some level of government, some department, often over benefits.
You know the one — they are always complaining about how the “system doesn’t work”, they have to “jump through all these hoops”, and still don’t get the help they expected?
Yeah, there’s a lot more of those now.
Until recently, those of you working your nine-to-five and paying your bills (if barely), didn’t face the same pain in the ass that those less fortunate (who have to count on the government for assistance until things improve) already faced on a near-daily basis.
You didn’t have to endure a mindset that gets locked onto fear, and worrying about how you’re going to get by next week, or even tomorrow. You may be just getting by yourselves — but it’s that one step down the ladder that makes all the difference in your perception of government.
People en masse are realizing what it’s really like to deal with the government.
