Wednesday, January 21, 2015

This powerful Reddit thread reveals how the poor get by in America

Wonkblog writes This powerful Reddit thread reveals how the poor get by in America. "The poor pay more for everything, from rolls of toilet paper to furniture. It's not because they're spendthrifts, either. If you're denied a checking account, there's no way for you to avoid paying a fee to cash a paycheck. If you need to buy a car to get to work, you'll have to accept whatever higher interest rate you're offered. If you don't have a car, the bus fare might eat up the change you'd save shopping at a larger grocery store as opposed to the local corner store."

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