(ECONOMICS) an official definition of poverty, in which one third of one's income is spent on food. "Food," here, is defined as the most cost-effective way of meeting basic nutritional needs.
The definition has one advantage, which is that researchers can get comparable information about poverty for any country in the world. The disadvantage is that it's arbitrary (why one third? why food? why not shelter, health care, and heating?); the other is that the cost of living varies dramatically in different neighborhoods in different cities of different US states, yet the poverty level is the same (expressed in dollar amounts) everywhere in a given country.
A better measure is the self-sufficiency standard.
The definition has one advantage, which is that researchers can get comparable information about poverty for any country in the world. The disadvantage is that it's arbitrary (why one third? why food? why not shelter, health care, and heating?); the other is that the cost of living varies dramatically in different neighborhoods in different cities of different US states, yet the poverty level is the same (expressed in dollar amounts) everywhere in a given country.
A better measure is the self-sufficiency standard.
Living under the official poverty level can be a lot worse in affluent communities like San Francisco, where the cost of basic necessities is very high. On the other hand, it's also a lot worse in areas such as rural Mississippi, where public amenities (such as libraries equipped with computers for public use) are rare.
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Commonly associated with poser goths and emo kids.
Commonly associated with poser goths and emo kids.
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Somebody who:
-wasnt even born the 60's but thinks it was the good ol' days
-randomly flash peace signs to people
-goes barefoot or wears stinky old birkenstocks
-wears john lennon glasses
-myspace page is covered with bob marley quotes/pictures
-says they shops at thrift stores but dont
-1960's band bumper sticks
-claims to be fans of Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix,The Beatles but only like the radio hits
-trys very hard to have ratty unbrushed hair
-owns 100 pairs of pre-ripped jeans
-Belives weed is the meaning of life
-doesnt know that The word hippie derives from hipster
-posts 20 diffrent pictures on myspace smoking or holding a bong
-wasnt even born the 60's but thinks it was the good ol' days
-randomly flash peace signs to people
-goes barefoot or wears stinky old birkenstocks
-wears john lennon glasses
-myspace page is covered with bob marley quotes/pictures
-says they shops at thrift stores but dont
-1960's band bumper sticks
-claims to be fans of Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix,The Beatles but only like the radio hits
-trys very hard to have ratty unbrushed hair
-owns 100 pairs of pre-ripped jeans
-Belives weed is the meaning of life
-doesnt know that The word hippie derives from hipster
-posts 20 diffrent pictures on myspace smoking or holding a bong
Walter: "Why are you barefoot?"
Matt: "beacuse shoes were created by the man, the man is trying to take over our minds by controling our footwear, man!!"
*walks away stinking of weed and BO*
Walter "that dude is such a poser hippie"
Matt: "beacuse shoes were created by the man, the man is trying to take over our minds by controling our footwear, man!!"
*walks away stinking of weed and BO*
Walter "that dude is such a poser hippie"
by Traeh789 July 2, 2008
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Guy read the ad in the back of Rolling Stone, or saw the commercial on daytime TV since he is realistically unemployed about "working with the stars of tomorrow, today."
Since "graduating" from the recording vocational "school" (that has no selection criteria), when he goes out and people ask what he does, he says "I'm in the music industry/sound engineer/music producer/in a band." He'll name drop artists you've heard of, but you'll never read his name credited on any of their albums.
Realistically, he is unemployed, but has a 'hobby' of making one or two albums for others with day jobs every year.
He is flat broke, and will make up fake albums that he has deadlines to meet as an excuse why he can't afford to spend $10 on Friday night.
This guy, is a music industry poser.
Since "graduating" from the recording vocational "school" (that has no selection criteria), when he goes out and people ask what he does, he says "I'm in the music industry/sound engineer/music producer/in a band." He'll name drop artists you've heard of, but you'll never read his name credited on any of their albums.
Realistically, he is unemployed, but has a 'hobby' of making one or two albums for others with day jobs every year.
He is flat broke, and will make up fake albums that he has deadlines to meet as an excuse why he can't afford to spend $10 on Friday night.
This guy, is a music industry poser.
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Get the Poverty Porn mug.Someone who tell people they play video games just for attention. Each gender has one reason why to do this:
Male: To look cool and fit in with the crowd.
Female: To show off that they're a girl gamer so boys will like them more.
Male: To look cool and fit in with the crowd.
Female: To show off that they're a girl gamer so boys will like them more.
You: Hey dude, I got a chopper gunner in COD yesterday!
Friend: Awesome man, I wanna be in your party someday.
Girl: Hey, you guys play COD? I like using the pistols.
Friend: *Whispers* What a game poser.
You: IKR?
Friend: Awesome man, I wanna be in your party someday.
Girl: Hey, you guys play COD? I like using the pistols.
Friend: *Whispers* What a game poser.
You: IKR?
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1. Purposely cut them selves over nothing or a small imaginary break up.
2. Download loud screamo music (even though they don’t know what they’re saying), google up the lyrics and relate it to their imaginary problem.
3. Attention seeker – shows everyone that they cut themselves.
4. Usually at the back of a gig looking depressed.
5. Cut themselves to look cool and to fit in because they have no other reason to
6. Hide away from everyone and make people worried when there is really nothing wrong
7. Have a stupid side fringe to purposely cover up their eyes of face
8. Hate the music they are listening to fit in with ‘the crowd’
Hence: These people usually have no life and sit around and sulk for no reason. They make up shit on the spot to get ATTENTION (Attention seeker), post luvo pictures of themselves at a weird angle with their hair in their face, uses a shit load of eyeliner to make them looked deprived of sleep, listen to screamo and have no idea what they’re saying but literally hate the stuff, pretending to cut themselves showing a ‘real knife’ with fake dye on it. Not to mention they draw in black pen and make little drawings of things that relate to death and stick them up places.
Stay AWAY from these people!
1. Purposely cut them selves over nothing or a small imaginary break up.
2. Download loud screamo music (even though they don’t know what they’re saying), google up the lyrics and relate it to their imaginary problem.
3. Attention seeker – shows everyone that they cut themselves.
4. Usually at the back of a gig looking depressed.
5. Cut themselves to look cool and to fit in because they have no other reason to
6. Hide away from everyone and make people worried when there is really nothing wrong
7. Have a stupid side fringe to purposely cover up their eyes of face
8. Hate the music they are listening to fit in with ‘the crowd’
Hence: These people usually have no life and sit around and sulk for no reason. They make up shit on the spot to get ATTENTION (Attention seeker), post luvo pictures of themselves at a weird angle with their hair in their face, uses a shit load of eyeliner to make them looked deprived of sleep, listen to screamo and have no idea what they’re saying but literally hate the stuff, pretending to cut themselves showing a ‘real knife’ with fake dye on it. Not to mention they draw in black pen and make little drawings of things that relate to death and stick them up places.
Stay AWAY from these people!
Emo Poser: Ugh i so hate my life and my girlfriend just dumped me for nothing.
Kid: MMkk...
Emo Poser: OMG i'm so depressed look what i did on the weekend - i actually cut myself, i'm going to commit suicide
Kid: Arn't those red lines that you used in english with a ruler?
Emo Poser: NO! I swear they're real
Kid: I'll just get a knife for you then
Emo Poser: *Run Away*
Kid: MMkk...
Emo Poser: OMG i'm so depressed look what i did on the weekend - i actually cut myself, i'm going to commit suicide
Kid: Arn't those red lines that you used in english with a ruler?
Emo Poser: NO! I swear they're real
Kid: I'll just get a knife for you then
Emo Poser: *Run Away*
by SeekMyRevenge November 9, 2007
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