poor-ass slang

Oh yes, dig him sweet; now there's thoughts in that mind that I would give my last arm to know; to climb in there and find out just what he's poor-ass pondering about this year's turnip greens and ham.

I just want to express my disgust for a system which goes around hounding poor-ass junkies while the fat cats and syndicators are left alone to rake in the millions which they can use to keep the law at arm's length.