pitohui
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Wed Apr-26-06 08:14 PM
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| 27. priced health care lately? |
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cancer is six figures
it is no longer enough to be content to do a small job well, w.out access to a job that provides top notch health care you eventually lose everything financially
i don't give a damn abt a widescreen teevee, i give a damn that i'm afraid to go to the doctor
many of the people i know dream of wealth only because you need huge wealth just to pay off medical bills and to dream of having or keeping your home
nobody here cares whether or not they go skiing in gstaad
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| -America's rags-to-riches dream an illusion: study |
deadparrot |
Apr-26-06 05:29 PM |
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Republicans really buy into "if you work hard, you'll make it" stuff. |
MookieWilson |
Apr-26-06 05:31 PM |
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Having a wealthy family or having wealthy friends - |
haele |
Apr-26-06 05:44 PM |
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So very true |
dmr |
Apr-26-06 09:08 PM |
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My friend the tax attorney always says. "there but for the grace |
barb162 |
Apr-26-06 09:52 PM |
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'Aint THAT the Truth! n/t |
Megahurtz |
Apr-27-06 12:26 PM |
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Current White House occupant is a prime example. Dude has not |
Mayberry Machiavelli |
Apr-28-06 10:22 AM |
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and they believed "Bonanza" was real |
BareNakedLiberal |
Apr-26-06 05:47 PM |
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if you work hard, you'll make it |
saigon68 |
Apr-27-06 11:51 AM |
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REPUBLICANS? Try "Americans". |
Zhade |
Apr-28-06 12:41 AM |
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Amen. |
redqueen |
Apr-28-06 03:31 PM |
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I would, but I JUST brushed my teeth. |
Zhade |
Apr-28-06 05:37 PM |
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hahahah |
redqueen |
Apr-28-06 05:53 PM |
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It also has come true for some, like my grandpa |
noonwitch |
Apr-28-06 10:27 AM |
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"so many" = 1% |
redqueen |
Apr-28-06 03:31 PM |
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But that's reaching the top 1 % |
Yupster |
May-03-06 01:48 PM |
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Yep... |
Waya |
Apr-26-06 05:31 PM |
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And once we get rid of the "Death Tax", further gut student loans, |
TexasLawyer |
Apr-26-06 05:33 PM |
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Malcolm Forbes was once asked |
Jim Warren |
Apr-28-06 10:28 AM |
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Holy cow! Does that mean that |
dotcosm |
Apr-26-06 05:33 PM |
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it means they become middle class |
pitohui |
Apr-26-06 05:38 PM |
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not even 99 out of 100 in Gates' case. he'd literally be one in 7billion. |
SlavesandBulldozers |
Apr-26-06 05:45 PM |
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Gates' dad the patent attorney helped him out immensely with |
barb162 |
Apr-26-06 09:54 PM |
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Mr. Gates Senior was also an entrepreneur with his own company |
Julius Civitatus |
Apr-27-06 09:11 AM |
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No, it means he'll stay the same |
Warpy |
Apr-26-06 05:47 PM |
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actually financial advisors sometimes steal |
pitohui |
Apr-26-06 08:21 PM |
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Yeah, one made 1/3 of an uncle's estate disappear, too. |
Warpy |
Apr-26-06 10:05 PM |
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No, because the article focuses on extremes, and |
igil |
Apr-26-06 06:44 PM |
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The problem with inheritances is |
Yupster |
May-03-06 01:50 PM |
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yes it does....and many do squander their money... |
bleedingheart |
May-03-06 02:06 PM |
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This is the fantasy the repugs sell, part of the propaganda, |
cassiepriam |
Apr-26-06 05:34 PM |
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The American Dream is essentially "no more" |
barb162 |
Apr-26-06 09:58 PM |
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That's is the stupidity, many voted dreaming they would be rich |
cassiepriam |
Apr-27-06 05:27 AM |
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Oh, but don't you know there's always the LOTTERY! |
raccoon |
Apr-27-06 11:26 AM |
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yeah, the lottery is a sucker's game |
Blue_Tires |
Apr-27-06 09:31 PM |
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When was there ever a real American Dream? |
Zhade |
Apr-28-06 12:42 AM |
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Women got the vote nationally in the early 1920s. |
amandabeech |
Apr-29-06 10:03 AM |
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I guess everyone has their own definition |
Yupster |
May-03-06 01:57 PM |
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wow what was their first clue |
pitohui |
Apr-26-06 05:35 PM |
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no shit |
leftchick |
Apr-26-06 05:38 PM |
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wealth as a result of hard work is a great bit of americana. |
SlavesandBulldozers |
Apr-26-06 05:52 PM |
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You'll never read this in corporate media, but here is absolute proof... |
newswolf56 |
Apr-26-06 05:44 PM |
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There was a study about a year ago comparing countries |
DBoon |
Apr-26-06 05:44 PM |
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As the income disparity gap increases |
Fenris |
Apr-26-06 06:00 PM |
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from what I recall... |
DBoon |
Apr-27-06 08:59 AM |
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curious what CA stands for |
toymachines |
Apr-26-06 08:37 PM |
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Canada (nm) |
Book Lover |
Apr-26-06 09:51 PM |
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Canada is my guess n/t |
AZDemDist6 |
Apr-26-06 09:52 PM |
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yes! |
DBoon |
Apr-26-06 10:33 PM |
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I think we're between Brazil and Mexico |
MisterP |
Apr-27-06 09:16 PM |
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it is still possible |
frankenforpres |
Apr-26-06 05:46 PM |
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Luck. |
haele |
Apr-26-06 06:25 PM |
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Good post by haele... |
Iowa |
Apr-26-06 10:51 PM |
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Don't I know it |
shrike |
Apr-27-06 08:53 AM |
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Great post. As you've pointed out, just being |
raccoon |
May-03-06 12:33 PM |
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What we have is the haves and the have nots |
lovuian |
Apr-26-06 05:56 PM |
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well, duh |
orangepeel68 |
Apr-26-06 06:03 PM |
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It used to be more than other countries |
AllieB |
Apr-28-06 09:13 AM |
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Hence the lotteries, |
Snow |
Apr-26-06 06:06 PM |
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That's about right. |
Jamison |
Apr-26-06 08:35 PM |
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perhaps reading financial books will show you that |
superconnected |
Apr-28-06 10:11 AM |
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"But all those Yew-ropeen countries are fuckin' COMMIES!" |
baldguy |
Apr-26-06 06:16 PM |
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It is not an illusion..many succeed... |
Finder |
Apr-26-06 06:19 PM |
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I am glad you do. |
Tandalayo_Scheisskopf |
Apr-26-06 06:41 PM |
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Agree, I would be more interested to know |
antfarm |
Apr-27-06 02:33 PM |
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That's a good point. |
Zhade |
Apr-28-06 12:43 AM |
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Believe it or not...... |
llmart |
Apr-26-06 07:20 PM |
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priced health care lately? |
pitohui |
Apr-26-06 08:14 PM |
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Nowadays, there's fewer and fewer Americans who have enough |
raccoon |
Apr-27-06 11:58 AM |
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USA's number one indicator of future wealth and success is Dad's job. |
ReadTomPaine |
Apr-26-06 08:27 PM |
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I think this is a perfectl;y good indicator because if dad's money |
barb162 |
Apr-26-06 10:02 PM |
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They have it made even if they do screw-up. |
ReadTomPaine |
Apr-26-06 10:16 PM |
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You know, I was thinking of HIM the entire time I wrote that post! |
barb162 |
Apr-26-06 10:42 PM |
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If he'd come from that sort of background, he'd be lucky not to be |
raccoon |
Apr-27-06 11:58 AM |
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DADs job? |
H3Dakota |
Apr-28-06 10:16 AM |
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Yes, the father's job is the primary indicator. |
ReadTomPaine |
Apr-28-06 11:32 AM |
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Having a dad at all |
Yupster |
May-03-06 01:54 PM |
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Well, DUH. |
leesa |
Apr-26-06 09:46 PM |
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NOW THEY TELL ME |
Blue_Tires |
Apr-26-06 10:01 PM |
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Of course, 20 out of 20 Freepers with money claim they came from |
bullwinkle428 |
Apr-26-06 10:32 PM |
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And every person in the US needs to subtract from their income |
Bitter Cup |
Apr-27-06 11:53 AM |
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It's about the opportunity |
komuckway |
Apr-26-06 11:50 PM |
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welcome to the site! |
Blue_Tires |
Apr-27-06 09:00 PM |
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Agree... |
Finder |
Apr-28-06 08:56 AM |
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It's also about the luck |
shrike |
Apr-28-06 06:53 PM |
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OH! Now they tell me! |
Up2Late |
Apr-26-06 11:58 PM |
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Welcome to Bush´s America: good for the already rich and privileged... |
Julius Civitatus |
Apr-27-06 09:02 AM |
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time for new work philosophy |
kineneb |
Apr-27-06 11:35 AM |
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Amen, brother |
Julius Civitatus |
Apr-27-06 11:57 AM |
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Figures. |
Neoma |
Apr-28-06 12:53 AM |
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Name removed |
Apr-28-06 09:55 AM |
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NSS |
Solly Mack |
Apr-28-06 04:12 PM |
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I've always said that the true American Dream is to be in "DEBT"! |
Tight_rope |
Apr-28-06 04:59 PM |
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Note how the AP article goes out of its way |
depakid |
May-03-06 02:07 PM |
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And Horatio Algier |
RedStateShame |
May-03-06 02:27 PM |
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Another piece of Repug propaganda found to be false. |
cassiepriam |
May-03-06 02:45 PM |
#95 |
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