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The "poor" in NYC who are on welfare and or receive other benefits would be darn near middle class if cash value were added up. These people get checks, some work (both on and or off the books), some hustle, whatever. Either way people find ways to pay for whatever floats their boat. Down and out mess drinkers will find ways to pay for a pint of Thunderbird or whatever, smokers will find a way to get ciggies, druggies will find a way to get their fix... Nothing to see here folks, move along....
Exactly. Those on SSI, only have to spend 1/3rd of their income on rent if they have a Section 8 or some other government program voucher. So the 2/3rds income that they have of course isn't all going to be spent on food. They get food stamps, and on top of that can go eat at soup kitchens.
So they definitely have disposable income, and that isn't counting those who work on and off the books. People on SSI/Disability are allowed to work PART TIME and make up to $1000 a MONTH. I'm speaking off people ON the books.
Of course off the books you can make whatever, since it's off the books. A lot of ****ty bar jobs are mostly off the books where the bartenders are just paid the minimum wage and they keep the cash tips, and if they do report them, they underreport them (and many don't report them at all). Of course there's prostitutes, drug dealers, off the book labor jobs (like moving), etc.
Exactly. Those on SSI, only have to spend 1/3rd of their income on rent if they have a Section 8 or some other government program voucher. So the 2/3rds income that they have of course isn't all going to be spent on food. They get food stamps, and on top of that can go eat at soup kitchens.
You can be on SSI and get food stamps?.. A lot of places don't allow that...
Go to any hood part of the city and everyone and their mother has a cigarette hanging out of their mouth. Last time I checked, a pack is up to $14 per pack!
I was in the South Bronx down by the court houses and there was a massive line of people applying or extending some kind of welfare. Every single person in line has a smoke in their mouth.
How the hell do you afford $14 packs of cigarettes (or even $8 packs that "fell off a truck") when you can't even feed your family?
How many years have you lived in Harlem? You should know by now. This is like borderline trolling. What do you care, didn't your apartment appreciate in value?
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NYC smoking rate is very low - only about 13%. And its generally predominant in low-income areas - so other than the concentrated addicts outside office buildings you don't generally see much smoking elsewhere.
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