Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Sometimes you're better off homeless
by Anonymous at 3:52 PM
Did you know that 22% of people in the United States under the age of 35 have a negative net worth? Basically what this means is that for every 5 people you see who are under age 35, there’s a good chance that one of them is worse off financially than a homeless guy holding a cup with a quarter in it (unless of course that particular hypothetical homeless guy is homeless because he was late on his mortgage). Interesting, no?
So the next time you see a panhandler out on the street begging for change, be sure to tell him that he’s better off financially than 20% of the people in this country who are under age 35. Or just give him another quarter and move on.
You mentioned a while back how you wondered why any homeless person would stay in a cold weather climate when you'd have to think it would be easier to be homeless where its warm. I saw a guy on an exit ramp today and I thought about that. It's awfully cold today. I hope he's saving those quarters for an amtrak ticket to the Keys. Half the people down there look homeless anyway. He'll fit right in.