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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Another misleading way low-income persons are represented is... not at all. We get a consistent point of view from news media. It's almost never a low-income one (for several reasons, none of which are an excuse). Every time I hear phrases like "the average Canadian" with no follow-up on the people who are below the floor and above the ceiling, I scream internally. On top of that, it's not like everyone agrees on what the middle class is even supposed to be defined as (or look like).