Low-income persons are often depicted in the media as lazy, dishonest and dangerous
High-income persons, especially ultra high-income persons, are lazy, dishonest and dangerous … they do no work other than to claim ownership over things, they are dishonest of how they achieve and retain their wealth … and most of all, they are dangerous because they perpetuate the idea that they are not the problem to global wealth inequality.
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).
High-income persons, especially ultra high-income persons, are lazy, dishonest and dangerous … they do no work other than to claim ownership over things, they are dishonest of how they achieve and retain their wealth … and most of all, they are dangerous because they perpetuate the idea that they are not the problem to global wealth inequality.
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).