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catmandu57 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-20-07 12:27 PM
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31. Thus decreasing the surplus population
We're heading straight for Dicksonian times.
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  -Living Paycheck to Paycheck Gets Harder CountAllVotes  Oct-19-07 01:38 PM   #0 
  - The number of people who have to live like that is growing...every day.  BrklynLib at work   Oct-19-07 01:41 PM   #1 
  - Frankly ....  CountAllVotes   Oct-19-07 01:44 PM   #3 
     - We are sliding into a third-word economy as well as a third-world political state.  BrklynLib at work   Oct-19-07 01:47 PM   #5 
  - self-delete PC burped.  BrklynLib at work   Oct-19-07 01:41 PM   #2 
  - as a father of two  hiphopnation23   Oct-19-07 01:47 PM   #4 
  - Fortunately the internet is a really great resource for tips on frugal  kestrel91316   Oct-19-07 02:56 PM   #14 
     - That last one's a great site! Thanks!  knitter4democracy   Oct-20-07 11:37 AM   #27 
  - It's very hard.  Sequoia   Oct-19-07 01:49 PM   #6 
  - your story  CountAllVotes   Oct-19-07 01:56 PM   #7 
  - Darn tootin' !!!  Sequoia   Oct-19-07 03:20 PM   #17 
  - And there are so many in the same boat.  knitter4democracy   Oct-19-07 02:32 PM   #11 
     - medical bills  CountAllVotes   Oct-19-07 02:41 PM   #13 
     - In a world of diminishing resources and increasing pollution, the poor  kestrel91316   Oct-19-07 02:58 PM   #15 
     - Thus decreasing the surplus population  catmandu57   Oct-20-07 12:27 PM   #31 
     - Today I was at a campground and saw people LIVING there.  Liberty Belle   Oct-19-07 11:41 PM   #18 
     - I hear ya. With Hubby's new job with crappy insurance, we're a lot tighter than normal.  knitter4democracy   Oct-20-07 10:33 AM   #26 
     - even thrift shops have gotten to expensive for me...  Viva_La_Revolution   Oct-20-07 01:12 PM   #33 
        - I was thinking that, too, when I was at Goodwill last week.  knitter4democracy   Oct-20-07 10:36 PM   #35 
  - I've always been a 2 meal with a couple of snacks for meals person.  glowing   Oct-19-07 01:59 PM   #8 
  - My most recent very cheap recipe...  Viva_La_Revolution   Oct-20-07 01:21 PM   #34 
  - This has been happening for a long time.  SimpleTrend   Oct-19-07 01:59 PM   #9 
  - It's "starting to affect middle-income families"?  knitter4democracy   Oct-19-07 02:29 PM   #10 
  - Agreed.  Horse with no Name   Oct-19-07 02:33 PM   #12 
  - But, but, but the economy's great!  KamaAina   Oct-19-07 03:18 PM   #16 
  - Yeah, apparently especially if you're Joe Torre.  WinkyDink   Oct-20-07 12:24 AM   #19 
  - I get less than that in SS and my rent is higher. We eat a lot of  cutlassmama   Oct-20-07 12:38 AM   #20 
  - gas? Does the 85 year old still drive? Getting rid of the car would help ends meet  Liberal_in_LA   Oct-20-07 01:31 AM   #21 
  - Read this article earlier  piesRsquare   Oct-20-07 01:44 AM   #22 
  - You're comparing stuff that doesn't match up.  Bozita   Oct-20-07 02:00 AM   #23 
  - I don't get the point of your post...  piesRsquare   Oct-20-07 02:17 AM   #24 
     - It's because you're a relatively low-count poster.  quantessd   Oct-20-07 11:43 AM   #28 
     - I think the poster was agreeing with you, not insulting you -- pointing out that there are two  kath   Oct-20-07 11:51 AM   #29 
     - I wasn't clear. I totally agree. We're in the New Gilded Age.  Bozita   Oct-22-07 12:23 AM   #36 
  - I hear you. I've been working 60-80 hours a week for 18+ years  Lorien   Oct-22-07 02:14 AM   #38 
  - But hey, they got an extra $3 in tax cuts.  Dark   Oct-20-07 02:32 AM   #25 
  - I am the working poor  thegreatcause2   Oct-20-07 11:55 AM   #30 
  - Welcome to DU  catmandu57   Oct-20-07 12:29 PM   #32 
  - I know what you mean.  Dewlso   Oct-23-07 02:04 AM   #39 
  - bush and the repugnants care...........  Dewlso   Oct-22-07 01:21 AM   #37 
 

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