Coming FREE - January 1st 2000
TO EVERYONE UNDER THE POVERTY LINE
POVERTY 2000
Everyday Poverty, New and Improved for the Millennium
Americans like you (except much more poor) speak the
praises of Social Ills Co.’s POVERTY 2000:
“I love being poor--except for the fact that I’m always cold, hungry, and smelly. And that I’m dying of cancer and don’t have any money to buy my medicine. So poverty sucks, but I’m sure Poverty 2000 will be much better.”
“Poverty is horrible, but Poverty 2000 is gonna be great! The name just has a great ring to it. Sometimes you can judge a good book by its cover, you know. I’m already starting to feel my poverty improving! Not that I’m
becoming less poor or that my environment is becoming less squalid. It’s just that I’m feeling better about poverty.”
“I never would have guessed growing up in the ’70s that poverty would become this cool. But Social Ills Co. Really has done a great job promoting poverty for 2000. As far as I’m concerned, the latest thing since sliced bread is to not be able to afford it. Thanks, Social Ills.”
“I lost all my money during the Irish potato famine. I had all my money in potatoes, in the form of bills wadded up and stuffed inside potatoes. Then someone stole my
potatoes. I think they just wanted to eat them or sell them as potatoes. I wonder if they ever found the money. It really doesn’t matter I guess. Three cheers for Poverty 2000!”
by Kent Roberts
