Officials in the well-to-do Chicago suburb had a "poverty simulation event" scheduled for this weekend, and it sure did sound enlightening:
“Poverty Simulation Event” pic.twitter.com/K5wTa7XsJk
— ChicagoFails (@ChicagoFails) September 6, 2023
What better way to discover what it's like to be poor than by experiencing a month of poverty in just 2.5 hours while at a country club?
BREAKING: The City of Highland Park cancelled the “poverty simulation event” where rich woke people can pretend to be poor for 2.5 hours at a nice country club https://t.co/X01ndHRe4N pic.twitter.com/JwYAGc0sna
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) September 8, 2023
The “Poverty Simulation Event” being held at Highland Park Country Club has officially been cancelled…..truly a travesty for the North Shore. https://t.co/HXiydvSiWG
— ChicagoFails (@ChicagoFails) September 7, 2023
The media reported that the event was canceled after "backlash," but in fact they spelled "mockery" wrong:
Highland Park has canceled its upcoming “poverty simulation’ event amid social media backlash.
On Tuesday evening, the city announced on Facebook that they partnered with the Alliance for Human Services, Family Focus, Moraine Township and the Highland Park Community Foundation with the goal of increasing “residents’ understanding and awareness of what it is like to live in poverty in Lake County.”
“Participants in this immersive experience will begin to experience what a “month” in poverty feels like. Participants are put into situations in which they do not have enough resources and are forced to make difficult choices that can negatively impact them and their families. The outcome is increased awareness of the need for resources to support those living in poverty to create a more resilient health, human, and education sector in our local area,” a description for the event, which was supposed to take place on Saturday, read.
For anybody upset over this cancellation, just give Biden a little more time and he'll make sure all of us experience poverty, and it will NOT be a simulation.
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