curtis, have you ever really met a poor person? ever read the news about a house burning down in kalihi and displacing 19 people? count your blessings. you ever heard the word 'dignity'? we are born with it and it is taken away from too many by society's apathy. the 40% that make less than $20K/year have no choice so give them what little dignity they can scrape up. if we had worried about them when they were born, they would be like you.