What Makes Being Poor in The United States Suck?

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TheWPCTraveler said:
So, how much did your parents actually earn in a year? My bet is that if your family moved to the Philippines while retaining that income, you'd be comfortably in the middle class.

My mom made something like $10,000 before taxes, and a few more thousand under the table. Right now she lives in New Jersey and makes $15,000, but her expenses are significantly more there. My dad's income varied greatly over the years. At its peak before I was born he made $80,000. Right now he makes something like $20,000 in New York City, which isn't much at all there.