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mo4ch:>Face of privilege Ben Shapiro slammed for calling poverty a 'you problem' | Mo4ch News

Right-wing commentator Ben Shapiro has been eviscerated online, after a tone-deaf attack on Americans forced to take a second job to make ends meet. He called poverty a “you problem” as the country faces a possible recession.“If you had to work more than one job to have a roof over your head or food on the table, you probably shouldn't have taken the job that's not paying you enough,” Shapiro explained on his podcast on Wednesday.That'd be a you problem.He went on to claim that while 8.3 percent of US workers had more than one job in 2013, these 13 million people were a negligible fraction of the population, and suggested many of those were only working two jobs to “gain more experience or explore different interests.”Shapiro, the multimillionaire son of wealthy Hollywood executives, was immediately torn to shreds by Twitter, which pointed out that his ultra-privileged position might not be the best vantage point for disparaging the downtrodden masses.Also on rt.comBen Sha…