"streets raised them up not giving a fukk..they thought JORDANS and a gold chain was living it up"

[O.G.B]

nikka they live in Calument IL, and a quick Google search shows you can get a 3 bedroom townhouse for $900 a month. 45,000 a year is fine for where they live. You act like they live in Ny or Cali

Just because the median household income line is around $40,000 in Calument, IL (the $45,000 cited is old & the median household income is actually $40,878) doesn't mean that the majority of the residence are middle class (slightly) & live above the poverty line. Also the Per Capita Income for the city of Calument is just $19,588.

Census profile: Calumet township, Cook County, IL



Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
66.6%

Residents above poverty level:
32.8%

Calumet City, Illinois (IL) poverty rate data - information about poor and low income residents living in this city

 

[beenz]

Only retros that'll always be worth coppin are the 1s. Cause they ultimately will always have the best material still

not true. pretty much EVERY mike is made of inferior materials in comparison to how they were originally made.

 

[wingzboy]

if Im poor then why can't I buy Jordans?


The only black people that got shoes in Payless is Shaq and Stephon Marburry

Real tslk

 

[OnlyInCalifornia]

large portion of this country has less than 100 dollars in their bank account if they even have one.

If you have 10 dollars in your pocket and zero debt you're richer than 35% of Americans

So fukked up when you think about. Especially driving around Calabasas where a car payment on half the rides up there is more money than people have in their bank account.

 

[jwonder]

Hundreds of poor Black people in line to spend hundreds of dollars on shoes to show off for other poor Black people.

Making a cock blower like Jordan rich and he absolutely hates them. Seems like alot of blacks love people who don't love them....sad.

 

[jwonder]

How do you know they're poor? Because they're black?

I don't get why people care or get mad when people do this? I wouldn't stand in line for hours let alone days for anything but that's me personally. It's their money and time and they can do whatever they want with it.

Unless you have been living under a rock. Mostly poor black people buy Jordans. I have rarely seen an educated or non poor black wear Jordans.

 

[jwonder]

Well they can't be that poor if they can afford those sneakers.

If someone is poor, the last thing on their mind is spending money away like water unnecessarily.

I swear I think some of ya'll live in a bubble. Hell yeah they can buy Jordans and still be poor. It's called not paying the light bill for the month. The old niche robbing Peter to pay Paul.

 

[FromBillionsCameOne]

if Im poor then why can't I buy Jordans?


The only black people that got shoes in Payless is Shaq and Stephon Marburry

It's fukked up that well off people are probably more comfortable rocking Payless kicks than poor people BECAUSE they feel like it'll reveal their poverty.

 

[Pazzy]

I swear I think some of ya'll live in a bubble. Hell yeah they can buy Jordans and still be poor. It's called not paying the light bill for the month. The old niche robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Well its obvious them being broke by choice then. If you got the money to pay your light bill and choose to spend it on some Jordans then you can't say you're poor. You just got an issue with priorities and responsibilities. How many of us know someone who doesn't pay their bills on time or at all but wanna spend the money they work for on bullshyt? It's called not living beyond your means. Can't cry about the lights being out, not being able to eat or not being able to pay your bills if you have the money and your are spending that shyt on 300 dollar sneakers.

fukk being fashionable if you can't even take care of yourself. No one is going to save your ass when it comes to that shyt. Its real out here.

I know when I move out this year or next, I will have to adjust my lifestyle and do shyt i may not want to do to pay my bills but the point is responsibility. I understand that people are in situations but if you have some sort of control to change it, do that shyt.

 

[Art Barr]

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It's fukked up that well off people are probably more comfortable rocking Payless kicks than poor people BECAUSE they feel like it'll reveal their poverty.

Man, will y'all quit it with this white people with money dress bummy lies.
White people with bread may not iron if you catch them..yet they got on a cashmere purple label pink polo top. Vintage north face cargo or some high end pants and shyt with a real pair of 150 Birkenstocks on.
So, can we please stop the oh white people don't dress in labels shyt.
Yes they do,....

Art Barr

 

[OnlyInCalifornia]

Man, will y'all quit it with this white people with money dress bummy lies.
White people bread may not iron if you catch them..yet they got on a cashmere purple label pink polo top. Vintage north face cargo or some high end shyt with a real pair of 150 Birkenstocks on.
So, can we please stop the oh white people don't dress in labels shyt.
Yes they do,....

Art Barr

The fukk they dont dress in labels...

The regular dressing guys are rare and they tend to be the guys who have an insane amount of money. The average white millionaire wears designer brands more than anyone else, who do people think is buying the clothes?!

 

[Art Barr]

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The fukk they dont dress in labels...

The regular dressing guys are rare and they tend to be the guys who have an insane amount of money. The average white millionaire wears designer brands more than anyone else, who do people think is buying the clothes?!

Thank you,....

When you see real affluent white people.
even their kids got on the three hundo fluffy Patagonia in the space age light weight 2500 or better stroller.
They got the five hundo land's end coat.
The high end penguin polo,....
They rock cartier shyt incognito, too.
Maybe people here don't have a downtown to see for themselves.

shyt in Chicago,....go to Mr kite's and see how ballers buy ice cream.
Cost you thirty bucks for a scoop with you and your lady.

Art Barr

 

[OnlyInCalifornia]

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Thank you,....

When you see real affluent white people.
even their kids got on the three hundo fluffy Patagonia in the space age light weight 2500 or better stroller.
They got the five hundo land's end coat.
The high end penguin polo,....
They rock cartier shyt incognito, too.
Maybe people here don't have a downtown to see for themselves.

shyt in Chicago,....go to Mr kite's and see how ballers buy ice cream.
Cost you thirty bucks for a scoop with you and your lady.

Art Barr

In Los Angeles and Orange County toddlers dress nicer than most of The Coli

 

[L. Deezy]

Hundreds of poor Black people in line to spend hundreds of dollars on shoes to show off for other poor Black people.

lol.. how do you classify them as poor??

 

[Art Barr]

In Los Angeles and Orange County toddlers dress nicer than most of The Coli

I am definitely sure of that.
Like real talk, I would go to the thrift stores and pawn shops in that area.
To see if I could get some vintage polo sport or some high end dead stock old shyt that was never even used.

Art Barr