[smudgie]

Didn't people go into the poor houses still in the 40's.?
Now that was poor...and family and friends never had enough to spare to keep them out of those terrible places.
So, no competition for me.
Nowadays a lot of people do feel poverty stricken, some of it down to high expectations and a feeling of entitlement.
Strewth, we had to put coats on the bed to keep warm when we were young, so poverty and hardship are nothing new.
My father and his extended family all had to go to his granny's house for their tea, money was that tight so they all had to chip in and take what was on offer.

That is not to say that some people are Not hard up. Just that they tend to moan more.