Leonard Pitts Here's The Real Face Of Poverty

“Here’s the Real Face of Poverty,” is a article written by Leonard Pitts, a commentator. Pitts argues against how Republicans view what is poverty and what being poor really looks and feels like in today’s society. Pitts also discusses the hypocrisy with Republicans as well.
In today’s world, poverty is known to be people who are on welfare and foodstamps and feed off the government assistance. On T.V you see them living in broken homes and if you are lucky, you might just see them with both parents. The lower class are advertised as moochers, dependents, and people who think the world owes them something. However, commentator Leonard Pitts combats those claims with a saddening news story. The news story is about thirty-five year old, Shanesha Taylor. Taylor was arrested in Scottsdale, …show more content…
Paul Ryan, former South Carolina Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer, and Mitt Romney. Republicans are pushing the agenda that “poor people” do not know how to work or know the meaning to work. This stereotype has been around for many years. The stereotype is that lower class people do not think they have to work if they are given everything such as, welfare and foodstamps and does not know the meaning of a hard earned dollar. However, how can Republicans who have never been broke, has never wanted and could not get, has never starve for a day in their life because they used up all their money paying bills, tell the “lower class” how they live and what they do is wrong. They are on the outside looking in. It is very clear that everyone is not born with a silver spoon in their mouths and it is also clear that you can not judge something you have never been through or fully and truly understand. I honestly believe they think these families can live off minimum wage, which is seven dollars and twenty-five cent, and should not need not a dime from the government. Everyone 's living and life situations