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A lack of good-paying jobs is reducing America to this level of depravity. Selatius May 2012 #1
The answer is simple: They bought more life than they could afford. KansDem May 2012 #2
bull. HiPointDem May 2012 #3
Let me explain... KansDem May 2012 #6
my mistake, then. maybe i am sarcasm-challenged. HiPointDem May 2012 #8
Let me get this straight- are you saying that since they have no money they should just die? n2doc May 2012 #4
:sarcasm: KansDem May 2012 #5
ok n2doc May 2012 #7
So you suggest people who are hungry rob a bank? Really? n-t Logical May 2012 #12
Well, they could always just lay down and die. Zalatix May 2012 #24
the people with those signs look like bankers dressed up as ordinary folks. Voice for Peace May 2012 #10
That photo is from a Tea Party protest in 2010 KansDem May 2012 #11
Are these signs serious? Are there Americans REALLY this shamelessly stupid? HughBeaumont May 2012 #18
it's not a bad option, you get caught and end up with a secure place to live and 3 square meals Voice for Peace May 2012 #9
Hmm. Most people who know something about it say prison (even minimum security coalition_unwilling May 2012 #20
Death by starvation is worse. Zalatix May 2012 #25
no but there are worse ways to live Voice for Peace May 2012 #27
We all have bills to pay tomkat364 May 2012 #13
It was an elderly man who couldn't afford medical care. He robbed it purposefully riderinthestorm May 2012 #15
Yeah, I remember that story when it came out and how quickly it got buried, almost coalition_unwilling May 2012 #16
What was the outcome??? tomkat364 May 2012 #21
LOL! You can't just walk into any of the jobs you listed and get them riderinthestorm May 2012 #23
The U3 unemployment rate in Californias as of April 2012 topped out at a little less than 11%. Means coalition_unwilling May 2012 #17
They're not robbing banks; they're just repossessing their money meow2u3 May 2012 #14
How did the banks steal from them? tomkat364 May 2012 #22
You're seriously missing the plot here. Zalatix May 2012 #26
Robbing banks to pay back banks? Major Nikon May 2012 #19
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