NEPA plagued with poverty, census numbers indicate (Scranton: 2014, renting)

[MatildaLoo]

Originally Posted by Magritte25

Missed this on the first go-round. I hope they can be kept to a minimum.

Me too

[auntieannie68]

Originally Posted by okaydorothy

I can completely understand this. But personally I know of one family ; four daughters that are all over 30. Daughter #1 has three kids ; one in jail, one about to go into jail and the third is 17 and has a child. Daughter #2 has three children all living with their different fathers while she is on the run from the law after a drug bust. Daughter # 3 is about to pop out her fourth child but will be going to jail as she was caught in a drug bust. Daughter #4 I thought was the smart one but now I know she is also into drugs.

Daughter #3 when I saw her last was driving a brand new yukon, bf was driving a new motorbike and the kids all wear nothing but designer clothes. Now they have no car as it was seized along with everything in the apt.

The parents of these daughters ; dad did time when he was young and now works hard. Mum works harder as a nurse and minds all the little kids when the daughters are in jail. She looks exausted at this time.

Yes they are all from NEPA ; mainly scranton area. But the kids are all on welfare. Why work when you can bleed the system and become drug lords??

the real drug lords here live in the back mountain,clarks summit areas and can be occasionally seen in the papers for receiving some phoney award or a pat on the back---anyone connecting the poverty-abundance of drug users and pushers and the success
of gambling establishments here and hmmm

[faeryedark]

Originally Posted by MatildaLoo

I addressed this yesterday but in short: people in NEPA are in survival mode and just trying to get by. They don't have the time nor the energy to stand up and do something about it because they are too busy working to provide for their families.

Also, you do realize that you just started a thread that's going to degrade into racist rants, right?

First let me say, I'm an Independent, but have spent a lot of time dealing with those in poverty and this article nails it.

What Romney doesn’t understand about personal responsibility


I can't say enough good about this program
National Circles Campaign - Eradicating Poverty

[julian17033]

Sadly this is a growing issue down here in the Lehigh Valley as well.
Poverty perpetuates poverty.

Inter generational poverty is a reality baseline. Add one of the worst economic down turns in the history of the country and the result are those within the strata of the working class now have found themselves unemployed and unemployable due to jobs that were traditionally held by them now are either out sourced overseas, or taken by those with an education.
Now we add what was the working class to the ranks of the inter generational welfare recipient and the result is what we're seeing now.

[sues1]

Can't be that much poverty around here, there were hundreds of people lined up for the iphone5 in Scranton this am.

[julian17033]

Originally Posted by sues1

Can't be that much poverty around here, there were hundreds of people lined up for the iphone5 in Scranton this am.

When it comes to electronic gadgetry that is used to escape having to think about reality, people, regardless of their socio economic level will somehow, someway produce the funds necessary to obtain said tranquilizer.

[sues1]

Originally Posted by julian17033

When it comes to electronic gadgetry that is used to escape having to think about reality, people, regardless of their socio economic level will somehow, someway produce the funds necessary to obtain said tranquilizer.

I can't afford one, i have a cheap phone that i only use for the car if i breakdown. Would love to own a iphone5, but it's never going to happen.

[sues1]

Originally Posted by julian17033

When it comes to electronic gadgetry that is used to escape having to think about reality, people, regardless of their socio economic level will somehow, someway produce the funds necessary to obtain said tranquilizer.

Escape reality???? That thing keeps you connected to the misery in the world. I would think getting lost in the beautiful country is an escape.

[julian17033]

Originally Posted by sues1

I can't afford one, i have a cheap phone that i only use for the car if i breakdown. Would love to own a iphone5, but it's never going to happen.

I choose not to have one. Instead I have the " free " phone that's offered with my cell phone contract.

[faeryedark]

Originally Posted by julian17033

I choose not to have one. Instead I have the " free " phone that's offered with my cell phone contract.

me too, I have a Samsung Alias 2 that has been dropped, kicked, you name it, and still works just fine.