be poor

“The beauty of working in this industry is that your income is variable, so it allows you to think you have an opportunity to not be poor if you work hard enough,” Gayns said.

Normally, politicians refrain from gloating over economic numbers perceived to be poor, and instead express sympathy for Americans who are struggling financially.

“Maybe that’s why the Democrats want us all to be poor health and overweight,” Vance said, without clarifying in what way Democrats were plotting against public health.

“I come to this space as an elected official, knowing what it is like to be poor, knowing what it is like to not have insurance and having to get up at 3, 4 in the morning with my mom to take my sister to the emergency room,” Adams said.

There is not much research on the demographics of the unclaimed, but one 2020 study looking at trends in Los Angeles County found that they were more likely to be poor, unemployed, male and Black.