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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
I would be suprised if the 'poor' were able to own a house at all to be frank, nor would I see it as a significant negative if they couldn't as long as there were reasonable stocks of rental housing.
I don't see having to rent a house as being an indicator of deprivation myself, homelessness is another matter obviously.
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I agree. I was just countering the characterization of poor people being rich enough to own their house and drive nice cars. Given that 30-40% of households are renters, I'd argue nearly 100% of people living in poverty aren't in that situation. If that's how someone thinks poor people live, then they've probably never met someone who lives in real poverty which is something roughly 10% of the population experiences nationwide.