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In the discussion thread: They are doing everything right, but still one bad break away from poverty [View all]

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Sun Dec 18, 2011, 12:57 PM

Starry Messenger (21,667 posts)

4. Perhaps "unrealistic" was the wrong word to use.

I'm glad things are going well for you. Bless your heart.

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29 replies	Author	Time	Post
They are doing everything right, but still one bad break away from poverty [View all]	Starry Messenger	Dec 2011	OP
The quotes from this woman made me want to throw something at the screen.	Gormy Cuss	Dec 2011	#1
Seriously.	Starry Messenger	Dec 2011	#3
it's called despair.	barbtries	Dec 2011	#9
+1	Solly Mack	Dec 2011	#26
Why is the scale unrealistic?	Abin Sur	Dec 2011	#2
Perhaps "unrealistic" was the wrong word to use.	Starry Messenger	Dec 2011	#4
And since you have stated that you dont care about anybody but yourself, others' answers don't rate	CreekDog	Dec 2011	#14
What a fascinating assertion. Would you care to document it?	Abin Sur	Dec 2011	#15
Apparently you don't wish to document it. Why do you suppose that is?	Abin Sur	Dec 2011	#16
i had a thread on poverty and you never once expressed any concern for the poor	CreekDog	Dec 2011	#17
Not expressing concern for the poor on one particular thread hardly equates with "stating that	Abin Sur	Dec 2011	#19
it doesn't help to make you look like a progressive	hfojvt	Dec 2011	#20
You're right, it doesn't. So what?	Abin Sur	Dec 2011	#22
it has broad support - so what	hfojvt	Dec 2011	#28
The point is that you criticized me for not sounding progressive.	Abin Sur	Dec 2011	#29
Same as mine - very much so (look at profile).	alittlelark	Dec 2011	#23
The OP said "take steps to balance the scale" is pretty cold and unrealistic".	Abin Sur	Dec 2011	#24
Uh, Yeah.... Like getting a Stanford MBA and marrying someone	alittlelark	Dec 2011	#25
Yeesh. Chill.	Abin Sur	Dec 2011	#27
As long as ordinary people have to work to get money in order to lay claims to goods and services	mbperrin	Dec 2011	#5
Well said here:	Starry Messenger	Dec 2011	#6
+1	xchrom	Dec 2011	#7
OMFG. "Take steps to rebalance the scale."	hunter	Dec 2011	#8
+1	Starry Messenger	Dec 2011	#10
k&r n/t	RainDog	Dec 2011	#11
The newly poor are also used to being self-sufficient	meow2u3	Dec 2011	#12
When I was unemployed, I took out a mortgage to pay for health insurance.	McCamy Taylor	Dec 2011	#13
At least you were able to do that.	Avalux	Dec 2011	#18
even when I was employed, and self-employed working 70+ hours a week	hfojvt	Dec 2011	#21

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