“Mommy, Why Do Conservatives Hate the Poor People?”
“Well, Sweetie, the conservatives hate the poor people because the conservatives don’t really know who the poor people are. Conservatives like to think poor people are blacks living in city ghettos or Mexicans who live in America illegally. Certainly some of those people are poor, but inner-city blacks and illegal immigrants are actually only a small portion of the poor people in America.”
“See, the largest group of American poor people are children under the age of twelve. And no one can really fault children for not having jobs or for living in bad neighborhoods. Because conservatives want to think that poor people are the cause of poverty, the conservatives don’t like to think that most poor people are kids. And when conservatives stop things like aid to poor people or health care, the people who suffer are children. Of course, hoping to stop funding education so that poor kids can grow up and get good jobs is another way conservatives show their hate for poor people.”
“The next biggest group of poor people in America are single mothers raising children. This includes both black single mother sand white single mothers. Because Moms raising families have extra expenses, they are often poor, even if the Mom works two minimum wage jobs. And a lot of single mothers are so poor they HAVE to work two minimum wage jobs.”
“Conservatives want to think that all poor people are “welfare queens”: people who drive big expensive fancy cars and get money form the government. Well, there are some people like that around today; we call them politicians and investment bankers and defense contractors. So far, no conservatives have suggested we stop giving money to those kinds of people.”
“And even though the Bible that the conservatives say is very important to them says that God is the savior and protector of the poor, and to help the poor people is to follow God's wishes for work, the conservatives will tell you that poor people are bad and should be punished. ”
“But don’t worry sweetie. Americans have faced worse problems than the conservatives. Most Americans don’t like the conservatives any more. Soon the conservatives will go away, and we can go back to making things better for ALL Americans.”