“If they want to eat they should get a job!” “My taxes shouldn’t pay for people who aren’t productive” “It’s their fault they’re hungry” My latest is about the ‘useless eater’ rhetoric that has dominated social media ever since news broke that SNAP wouldn’t be funded in November. People are blaming individuals for what is clearly a society wide failure. Wealth inequality coupled with rising prices and falling wages mean millions rely on food assistance to survive. In three days, 42 million Americans will be without food. They will start to starve. No one deserves this.https://www.disabledginger.com/p/no-one-deserves-to-starve#uspol #poverty #foodassistance #snap #usda #fascism #disability #eugenics #ableism
Every day, I read newspapers, watch the news, and watch talk shows, and the problems of a large segment of the population, who live in #poverty and have to choose between medical care and food, heating and education, are NOT there.Every day, I want to do something for them.
🧵 #Friendflation - I didn't know that this word exists. It's for talking about the phenomenon that maintaining social connections is becoming increasingly expensive: https://archive.ph/QCnwx The problem exists also in France (and surely elsewhere): https://www.franceinfo.fr/societe/j-ai-peur-de-passer-pour-une-pince-entretenir-ses-amities-coute-t-il-de-plus-en-plus-cher-on-vous-explique-la-friendflation_7482403.htmlBut it's quite easy to do it better! An example: our embroidery club met once a year in a#friends #friendship #poverty #events #inégalité #exclusion #instagramisation #bragging #expensive #socialLife #socialContacts
