What Happened to The Poor?

What Happened To The Poor?

As a baby boomer, my youth was spent in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Back then politicians and the public always spoke of the poor. There was always conversation about how we could better help the poor. Now all I hear about is helping the people in the middle class.

So what happen with helping the poor? How could we now be so concerned about the middle class and not concerned about the poor? The middle class were the folks who had it made. We didn’t all aspire to reach the upper class, so getting to the middle class was an accomplishment.

Now we seem to only be concerned about the middle class. We’re concerned about the middle class getting “screwed.” Are we taxing the middle class too much? Are we eliminating middle class entitlements?

I think its important to lookout for the middle class. But I think we risk losing our soul when we give up our concern for the poor. We seem to be a better country and better people when we are looking out for those who have the least among us.

I just heard on a 60 Minutes show that 1 out of 4 children are now living in poverty. That means we have a future generation to be concerned with. But even more important than having a fourth of the population in poverty, is having three fourths of the population not care.

I think its time for us to give some attention to the poor in our country. Let’s see how we can improve their lives. Because if you want something in life you should give it. So if we want to be prosperous, let’s help those who have less than us be prosperous. It will help us and it will help them.

What happens to the poor will happen to us all. So let’s rethink our priorities and help the poor. It’s the right thing to do.