Facts about poverty that will enrage the Far Right

I just thought of a few facts about poverty in America that will send the Far Right into a screeching tantrum...

Today, somewhere in America, a poor person smiled, because they were happy.

A poor person listened to music, which entertained them, and made them happy.

A poor person had a snack, which tasted good, and made them happy.

A poor person saw their children, parents, or other relatives, which made them happy.

A poor person bicycled up the street and back, which gave them fresh air, and made them happy.

A poor person saw a beautiful painting, which made them happy.

A poor person spent the day with their relationship partner, which made them happy.

A poor person said something funny, which made them laugh, and made them happy.

A poor person took care of a pet, which made them happy.

A poor person attended religious services today - or on any day in the past week that their faith holds services - and maybe, just maybe, there's a chance it made them happy. (Not my thing, but to each their own.)

Some of us are happy even in poverty. The Far Right just cannot stand us being happy. It seeps right through everything the classist Right has said and done in recent years. Every public meltdown, every government policy, everything. It shows even in the Trump budget. They don't like it that we manage to hold on to a swatch of dignity - no matter how hard they try to take it away.

They have tried so hard to deprive me and millions of others of joy and freedom - often hiding their intent in a flurry of high-sounding phrases. Considering how hard they've tried, and all the help they've gotten from The Media, the Far Right's failure rate couldn't possibly be any worse.

Money can't always buy happiness. And to paraphrase "Weird Al" Yankovic, we don't always have to rent it. Who is really more miserable in life? In recent months, I've had some of the most amazing experiences, but how much of a wreck must the 1% be to derive satisfaction from bringing everyone else down?

Think about all this for a moment.

They can kill every public program they can think of, but they won't succeed in their goal of killing all of us.