"The poorhouse faded out around the time of the Great Depression as the federal government became more involved with social welfare. Most remaining poor farms and poorhouses closed in the 1930s and 1940s, though a few remained in places like Texas until the 1970s." www.history.com/articles/in-...
Wait a min so the poorhouse was a real thing….
Yes they were very real. The British Isles and colonies were very famous for them. But they were everywhere.
Yup. Words don't just pop into existence for no reason.
We now are in the hardened Ebenezer Scrooge Era: "Plenty of prisons," said the gentleman. ... "And the Union workhouses?" demanded Scrooge. ... "Many can't go there; and many would rather die." "If they would rather die," said Scrooge, "they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population."
Republicans are going around with t-shirts reading: "Malthus is back"
Literally the Republican policy platform, right there.
I mean…. Skibidi is a word.. that popped into existence for no reason.
Where I live we have a park called “poorhouse farm.” It’s where the poorhouse used to be. I live in WV, United States