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In reply to the discussion: 5 Things That Piss Me Off About People Who've Never Known What It's Like to be Poor [View all]OldDem2012
(3,526 posts)162. Ever channel surf when you're watching TV? I see enough of the content of those channels....
....in just a few seconds...I don't have to see the entire show.
This board has an "ignore" button, too....I think I'll exercise that privilege and place you on my list.
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5 Things That Piss Me Off About People Who've Never Known What It's Like to be Poor [View all]
xchrom
Mar 2013
OP
that's because they "hard work & good choices" is what differentiates them from their peers
unblock
Mar 2013
#83
I was one of the ah....fairly lucky ones. My parents paid for just about everything...but they...
BlueJazz
Mar 2013
#124
And let's not forget the house servants. They just can't stop themselves from rising to master's
Egalitarian Thug
Mar 2013
#109
You do realize that many people make far less than plumbers or high school teachers don't you?
Bjorn Against
Mar 2013
#62
you sound somewhat clueless and a rather classic "blame the poor for their choices" tops it off
Kali
Mar 2013
#66
Ever channel surf when you're watching TV? I see enough of the content of those channels....
OldDem2012
Mar 2013
#162
I still have a hard time with those who don't understand financial entitlement
ismnotwasm
Mar 2013
#8
You sound bitter and jealous. I grew up poor and felt none of this so called rage and the rich kids.
Pisces
Mar 2013
#9
You DO realize it is the article and not the poster who is "talking", right?
dixiegrrrrl
Mar 2013
#13
I'd say the characterization of the OP as bitter is spot on. Want to travel? There Are Options
KittyWampus
Mar 2013
#24
When I was living hand to mouth I made Xmas wreaths to sell on the side of the road- how is that
KittyWampus
Mar 2013
#26
I provided relevant examples of people who traveled despite not being wealthy or middle class.
KittyWampus
Mar 2013
#42
So, because you've achieved some skid row epiphany, everyone else should just suck it up.
Orrex
Mar 2013
#55
The only patronizing to be read is coming from your posts. This person has put their own life
Pisces
Mar 2013
#64
I agree that the real issue is about how the mechanism keeps poor people poor, but this is another
Pisces
Mar 2013
#76
If you read Tracy Moore's whole piece you'd find she does exactly what I mention
KittyWampus
Mar 2013
#75
Kitty I am hearing you, but some on this board want to be angry and feel like they are being lecture
Pisces
Mar 2013
#58
True, I did throw that out there, but that is what I was getting from the OP and other posts. The
Pisces
Mar 2013
#68
The OP is written by Tracy Moore who makes snark & being semi-obnoxious her stock in trade.
KittyWampus
Mar 2013
#77
all the more reason to not assume the author/op/sympathizers are bitter, perpetually unsatisfied
fishwax
Mar 2013
#89
After reading the ENTIRE piece- she's got a good sense of humor & perspective. She wrote much more a
KittyWampus
Mar 2013
#114
Wow, " must be nice" is shorthand for envy and jealousy of what others are doing. This person did
Pisces
Mar 2013
#35
"Very often the issue is that people who are poor accept it as their lot" isn't trite/patronizing?
fishwax
Mar 2013
#39
Your last 2 sentences show your perception of the world again. Someone is out to get you or take
Pisces
Mar 2013
#54
Wow, incredible that you know my background from a few sentences that I posted? How did you get Ann
Pisces
Mar 2013
#45
Ann Romney talked about her "struggles" then made it clear she knew nothing of real struggles
Bjorn Against
Mar 2013
#49
The OP posted this article as a view they share. I was posting my thoughts about it. I was not in a
Pisces
Mar 2013
#38
The quintessential privileged corporate tools of the greedy rich would agree with you ...IMO. n/t
L0oniX
Mar 2013
#147
Well said. It's almost as if the rich CEO class WANTS to work people to death....
YoungDemCA
Mar 2013
#87
Most campers are very friendly and it really does correlate to the type and location of...
Tikki
Mar 2013
#122
I never stayed home, but I earned most of that time 69 cents to the dollar that men earned
Cleita
Mar 2013
#79
Your post is spot on. I feel the same way but posted in a more inflammatory way.
Pisces
Mar 2013
#70
I hate threads like this, even though it's frequently true. But it's not that simple.
nolabear
Mar 2013
#72
You mean the more-than-poor are uneducable or uncaring and have all the power?
nolabear
Mar 2013
#91
Ah, but I like to talk about my travels and I do so without regard to the
Peter cotton
Mar 2013
#105
The author doesn't even say that people who talk about their travels piss her off
fishwax
Mar 2013
#106
Which part? The fact I like to talk about my travels, or the fact that while I do so
Peter cotton
Mar 2013
#143
Nah, just the fact that you're incapable of even an atom speck of simple empathy and understanding.
HughBeaumont
Mar 2013
#145
While I'll admit to not being particularly empathetic to the author quoted in the OP, I think I do
Peter cotton
Mar 2013
#175
I don't automatically assume that someone has been to Rekjavik. That being the case,
Peter cotton
Mar 2013
#171
If someone was bragging to me that they went to Harvard and asked me where I went...
Bay Boy
Mar 2013
#118
Some folks don't know the difference between being poor and living in poverty?
kentuck
Mar 2013
#125
The OP has been heavily altered. The author actually did write much more re: each point
KittyWampus
Mar 2013
#140
I expected to see 'clueless well-meaning advice' somewhere on the list. As in:
petronius
Mar 2013
#132
Do you know what the most common cause of poverty in America really is? Being born into poverty.
Egalitarian Thug
Mar 2013
#142
Assuming you're telling the truth, because you don't know enough people to be
Egalitarian Thug
Mar 2013
#167
Wow, I'd sure like to see some hard statistics on that very-anecdotal assertion.
HughBeaumont
Mar 2013
#146
"You owned three department stores" . .. as if that was a very common experience.
HughBeaumont
Mar 2013
#166
Some us go to dive bars because we don't enjoy the company of the people the OP mentions.
ieoeja
Mar 2013
#180
This thread is a great example of our weakness. We look at exceptions and declare them typical,
Egalitarian Thug
Mar 2013
#181