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More than 1.4 million American families live on less than $2 per day

babyboygreen:

str8nochaser:

But no… we can just keep cutting taxes for the rich and cutting benefits for the needy. 

This is good. 

*sigh*

Things that cost more than $2 or more:

  • NYC bus or subway fare…$2.50
  • Honey bun & soda from the bodega…$2.00
  • Bottled war and apple from same bodega…$2.00
  • Almost any book (unless you go to the $1 stand at Strands)
  • Gallon of milk…$3.99
  • Half gallon of mlk…$2.69
  • One use of washing machine and 15 minutes of the dryer…$2.00 to $2.25
  • 8 pack of toilet paper…$3.99
  • slice of cheese pizza in Manhattan… $2.50
  • (please add to the list as you pass around)
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  1. theuppitynegras reblogged this from becuzur
  2. becuzur reblogged this from sonofafieldnegro and added:
    slice of cheese pizza in Manhattan… $2.50
  3. sonofafieldnegro reblogged this from str8nochaser and added:
    Things that cost more than $2 or more: NYC bus or subway fare…$2.50 Honey bun & soda from
  4. vagabondaesthetics reblogged this from babstheartist and added:
    I swear people think that just because America is a “first world country” poverty isn’t that bad. I’m happy to have...
  5. tearlesspoet reblogged this from str8nochaser
  6. babstheartist reblogged this from vagabondaesthetics and added:
    the bus just went up to 1.30 here and that was some shit. I know what you mean about the transfers, there has been times...
  7. vagabondaesthetics reblogged this from babstheartist and added:
    The bus is more expensive than that in NYC. And that’s just going one way and the only way you can get back is within 2...
  8. chels-e-lately reblogged this from ghdos
  9. babstheartist reblogged this from ghdos and added:
    word.I feel that, that’s us many days. Sometimes not. depends on the money flow and what part of the month it is
  10. ghdos reblogged this from str8nochaser and added:
    Two dollars a day? Jesus.
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