When I was little I heard on the TV that poverty had something to do with politics. I knew politics was something the mayor do, and mayors take care of cities.
So I believed that poor people lived in poor towns, and rich people lived in rich towns.
A childhood belief about politics
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that only 'poor' people had to go to the bathroom, that 'rich' people didn't.Anon
- I used to believe that a tornado was a giant red tomato that rolled through cities and towns.— Darlene
- i used to believe that humpty dumpty lived in our towns water towerAnon
- i used to believe cars could fly, but only the rich had them in big cities. Thus, i never saw them.— kevin
- I used to believe that banks were owned by rich people who gave away their money.— Lyssa
- I used to think Buddy Rich was called Buddy Rich because he was my dad's friend, same with Buddy Holly. Anon