Stephen ColbertClearly, America has no shortage of metaphorical opportunities for the poor.
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There is a lot of metaphorical opportunity in America to talk about poverty. In fact, because of the abundance of metaphors, it would be hard to have a shortage of them. Take the saying, “It is better to give than receive.” In this case, someone who gives will always have something to give as long as they continue to be generous. The person giving will have no shortage of opportunities to give as well as those receiving their gifts will have no shortage of opportunities to receive. In the American way of thinking there are no shortages.
Like the old adage says that if you don’t spend money you don’t make it, that is true for all kinds of money – not just money spent but also any kind of opportunity. The idea that there are no shortages is a part of how we live our lives and how we think about things.
Source: I Am America
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