[CFrance]

My parents were not high-paid yuppies either.

I think you oversimplify when you ask why your family "never had to go to a soup kitchen to get free handouts." And I object to the passive-aggressiveness of the statement. You have no idea what causes some people to become mired in poverty. There are even homeless college graduates today. Mental stability, abusive family situations, having to escape from someone threatening while having no support system... It's not fair nor correct to make such a blanket statement. And the" free handout" part is very demeaning.

I started our church up north volunteering in a community soup kitchen. Part of our duties was to actually sit with and eat with the patrons. We heard a lot of stories of helplessness and despair.