Oh really? Where? How can you tell they're reckless or lazy and not (e.g.) disab... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		bccdee 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Being poor vs. being broke Oh really? Where? How can you tell they're reckless or lazy and not (e.g.) disabled?

terminalshort 3 months ago [–]

It's pretty easy to see when someone spends money like an idiot

bccdee 3 months ago | [–]

The spectre of the "wasteful welfare recipient" is invoked constantly, but I've never seen any of these people. The poor people I've known are, by necessity, quite careful with money.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact