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maryf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 07:20 PM
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62.  You're words are always inspirational
Thanks, Hannah Bell. What we all need to work harder and more for is to change this system, so that poverty becomes only old and in the past, and all have good housing (not just adequate), plenty of food, and security in infirmity and old age, and whereby all have time for recreation and time to share with friends and family! We wonder why the education of our kids is failing (aside from NCLB), especially among the poor students; their parents are working two, three, jobs just to keep them physically alive, with no time to help them develop mentally or emotionally...
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  -Poverty in America: the Old and the New maryf  Jan-16-09 04:12 PM   #0 
  - You are right on maryf...  dajoki   Jan-16-09 04:29 PM   #1 
  - Thanks Dajoki  maryf   Jan-16-09 04:33 PM   #3 
  - There is a difference however  shintao   Jan-16-09 09:02 PM   #74 
     - YEs, indeed--decades of being beaten down will do that to a person.  bobbolink   Jan-16-09 10:45 PM   #89 
     - I think it depends  JNelson6563   Jan-17-09 11:39 AM   #125 
     - I agree, bobbo.  I Have A Dream   Jan-17-09 12:00 PM   #130 
     - You have said it exactly right! And it bears repeating!  bobbolink   Jan-17-09 12:17 PM   #138 
     - You have been my inspiration...  maryf   Jan-17-09 12:05 PM   #132 
     - That is...  dajoki   Jan-17-09 12:30 AM   #94 
     - "I am now supposed to be happy with the crumbs I can find" reminds me...  stlsaxman   Jan-17-09 07:23 AM   #112 
     - You speak of signs and wonders  maryf   Jan-17-09 12:09 PM   #133 
     - Thanks for posting that. I'm glad there are poets and musicians paying attention!  bobbolink   Jan-17-09 12:15 PM   #137 
     - This is exactly the position that my partner and I find ourselves in now.  jhrobbins   Jan-17-09 02:33 PM   #154 
     - Maybe but ...  mntleo2   Jan-17-09 02:32 AM   #103 
     - mntleo2...  I Have A Dream   Jan-17-09 06:14 PM   #173 
     - Cat this deserves its own thread  maryf   Jan-17-09 09:46 PM   #179 
     - It's assumed people can walk away from McJobs  Tindalos   Jan-18-09 11:39 PM   #207 
     - I have to disagree  Two Americas   Jan-17-09 04:40 AM   #106 
     - k&r this reply  cornermouse   Jan-17-09 10:08 AM   #116 
     - Second recommendation for this post!  maryf   Jan-17-09 11:37 AM   #123 
     - well said. the reason 20% of the population requires state subsidy to survive isn't  Hannah Bell   Jan-18-09 01:45 AM   #183 
     - Wonderful post- gee where shall I start  Ocracoker16   Jan-18-09 05:35 PM   #200 
     - hi Ocracoker16  Two Americas   Jan-18-09 08:14 PM   #201 
     - You are so right.  Naturyl   Jan-21-09 05:24 PM   #229 
     - Happy to be ticking along?  Baby Snooks   Jan-17-09 09:19 AM   #115 
        - I doubt that I would find much happiness and fulfillment  cornermouse   Jan-17-09 10:11 AM   #117 
        - Great response!!  maryf   Jan-17-09 11:28 AM   #121 
           - I've been rich and I've been poor...  Baby Snooks   Jan-17-09 02:38 PM   #155 
              - Hear, hear!  maryf   Jan-17-09 02:53 PM   #156 
              - You brought me to tears ...  mntleo2   Jan-18-09 02:40 AM   #184 
                 - Hey Cat  maryf   Jan-18-09 09:08 AM   #186 
  - a must read, K&R  G_j   Jan-16-09 04:32 PM   #2 
  - I wish all Americans  maryf   Jan-16-09 04:35 PM   #5 
  - K+R  angrycarpenter   Jan-16-09 04:35 PM   #4 
  - Its a tough issue to look at...  maryf   Jan-16-09 04:37 PM   #6 
  - I believe that is because...  dajoki   Jan-16-09 04:53 PM   #11 
  - I think it's because it's depressing. Especially for those that  Fire1   Jan-16-09 06:43 PM   #52 
  - Of course  maryf   Jan-16-09 07:00 PM   #56 
  - Yes it is n/t  dajoki   Jan-17-09 12:37 AM   #96 
  - You're right and I also think it's because some folks honestly don't know what to do  Number23   Jan-16-09 11:31 PM   #91 
     - We have to help them know..  maryf   Jan-17-09 12:21 PM   #139 
  - Thank you so much, angrycarpenter! We're VERY TIRED of being IGNORED!  bobbolink   Jan-16-09 05:00 PM   #14 
     - Everybody deserves attention!!  maryf   Jan-16-09 05:25 PM   #24 
  - Read and bookmarked.  azmouse   Jan-16-09 04:38 PM   #7 
  - Yes it does...  dajoki   Jan-16-09 04:44 PM   #9 
  - Same here in San Bernardino, even in the "nice" part of town.  Raksha   Jan-16-09 05:45 PM   #33 
     - What is considered the nice part of town these days in San Bernardino?  Cleita   Jan-19-09 03:58 PM   #216 
  - In Miami there was a man who was doing that...  maryf   Jan-16-09 05:12 PM   #17 
  - Wanna see that article, Mary! NEED that article, Mary!  bobbolink   Jan-16-09 08:06 PM   #64 
     - Right below here!!  maryf   Jan-17-09 11:39 AM   #126 
  - Here's the article where homeless into empty houses works...  maryf   Jan-16-09 06:27 PM   #49 
  - The damned bailout was even more destructive than I thought :(  varelse   Jan-16-09 08:29 PM   #71 
     - I noticed that too when I read the article.  Raksha   Jan-17-09 12:51 AM   #98 
        - Money and property  maryf   Jan-17-09 11:41 AM   #127 
  - LOL! I agree, but think about this:  mntleo2   Jan-17-09 12:10 PM   #134 
     - damn  Two Americas   Jan-18-09 08:22 PM   #202 
  - Working Poor  send in the clowns   Jan-16-09 04:42 PM   #8 
  - Well said...  dajoki   Jan-16-09 04:50 PM   #10 
  - "If a homeis warm in the winter,has a roof that doesn't leak etc it's a castle"  maryf   Jan-17-09 11:46 AM   #128 
  - My depression era parents told me ...  mntleo2   Jan-17-09 12:29 PM   #141 
  - Very important points.. but please also remember.. those of us not working are also humans,  bobbolink   Jan-17-09 12:40 PM   #143 
  - K&R  blindpig   Jan-16-09 04:53 PM   #12 
  - People are people are people...  maryf   Jan-16-09 05:16 PM   #18 
  - Your essay was well worth the read, but  varelse   Jan-16-09 08:12 PM   #68 
     - Answers are most often simple  maryf   Jan-16-09 08:25 PM   #70 
  - As a matter of fact, they are likely to be less naturally spiritual.  KCabotDullesMarxIII   Jan-16-09 06:00 PM   #45 
     - From the sermon on the mount  maryf   Jan-16-09 06:22 PM   #48 
        - I believe the words of The Sermon on the Mount are widely held to be  KCabotDullesMarxIII   Jan-16-09 06:34 PM   #50 
        - The Beatitudes  maryf   Jan-16-09 06:54 PM   #53 
        - That's beautiful.  Tindalos   Jan-16-09 07:52 PM   #63 
        - Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice...  JeffR   Jan-17-09 12:22 AM   #93 
           - I won't be full...  maryf   Jan-17-09 12:14 PM   #136 
           - It would be nice to feel the "blessed" part....  bobbolink   Jan-21-09 01:13 PM   #228 
  - Thank you Mary for taking the time to write this -  1776Forever   Jan-16-09 04:55 PM   #13 
  - That is so wrong...  dajoki   Jan-16-09 05:06 PM   #15 
  - Thanks for the post - You are so right on!  1776Forever   Jan-16-09 05:26 PM   #25 
     - I hope it KEEPS getting better  dajoki   Jan-16-09 05:48 PM   #36 
  - Healthcare is a huge cause  maryf   Jan-16-09 05:20 PM   #19 
  - Yes so true - One day I hope we really do help the least of these for real!  1776Forever   Jan-16-09 05:27 PM   #26 
     - Here's an article I just got on single payer healthcare  maryf   Jan-16-09 05:56 PM   #40 
     - Please help us by working for low-income housing!!!  bobbolink   Jan-16-09 05:57 PM   #41 
        - Housing is such a critical issue to be addressed...  maryf   Jan-16-09 07:04 PM   #59 
  - I'm so glad your son is doing better.  illuminaughty   Jan-17-09 01:18 AM   #102 
  - K & R  JeffR   Jan-16-09 05:07 PM   #16 
  - Thanks JeffR!  maryf   Jan-16-09 05:22 PM   #22 
  - K&R!  redqueen   Jan-16-09 05:20 PM   #20 
  - K&R!  smokey nj   Jan-16-09 05:20 PM   #21 
  - Poverty in America is a great shame of this nation. rec'd  mod mom   Jan-16-09 05:24 PM   #23 
  - They are the exact words I use  dajoki   Jan-16-09 05:50 PM   #38 
  - You are too a writer and a fine one  skygazer   Jan-16-09 05:37 PM   #27 
  - I'm sorry for what you've been through... and so much appreciate your compassion!  bobbolink   Jan-16-09 05:45 PM   #34 
  - Absolutely people are people  maryf   Jan-16-09 05:47 PM   #35 
  - People keep saying the "new homeless" will change the US homeless awareness....WRONG!  bobbolink   Jan-16-09 05:38 PM   #28 
  - You are so right...  maryf   Jan-16-09 05:44 PM   #32 
  - K & R, and bookmarked to read later when I can give this the attention it deserves.  Raksha   Jan-16-09 05:39 PM   #29 
  - Thank you, Raksha  maryf   Jan-16-09 08:09 PM   #65 
  - excellent  Two Americas   Jan-16-09 05:40 PM   #30 
  - Back atya!  maryf   Jan-16-09 05:51 PM   #39 
  - K&R! n/t  junofeb   Jan-16-09 05:43 PM   #31 
  - Endorsed, kicked, and recommended.  Old Crusoe   Jan-16-09 05:49 PM   #37 
  - hey OC  Two Americas   Jan-16-09 05:57 PM   #42 
     - Hi, Two Americas. I think we've been on the same page for  Old Crusoe   Jan-16-09 05:59 PM   #44 
  - Just one quibble ...  NanceGreggs   Jan-16-09 05:57 PM   #43 
  - Thanks Nance!!  maryf   Jan-16-09 06:12 PM   #46 
  - It is long past time that we regroup and realize FDR's standard of "Four Freedoms"  TahitiNut   Jan-16-09 06:17 PM   #47 
  - When the "wealth" of a society  maryf   Jan-16-09 06:59 PM   #55 
  - "Freedom from Want" -- what a unique concept!  bobbolink   Jan-16-09 08:11 PM   #67 
     - Also from FDR ... “The Economic Bill of Rights”  TahitiNut   Jan-16-09 09:35 PM   #78 
        - "All of these rights spell security" - yes. & that's what's important, v.  Hannah Bell   Jan-17-09 02:49 AM   #105 
  - Kick!  JeffR   Jan-16-09 06:39 PM   #51 
  - poverty affects everything....  smorgma   Jan-16-09 06:59 PM   #54 
  - Thanks for the words of truth...  maryf   Jan-16-09 07:02 PM   #57 
  - Great OP- Thanks Mary!  MartyL   Jan-16-09 07:03 PM   #58 
  - I'm afraid the death noll is sounding  maryf   Jan-16-09 07:07 PM   #60 
  - From the time of the Revolution to the present, ordinary Americans  Hannah Bell   Jan-16-09 07:11 PM   #61 
  - You're words are always inspirational  maryf   Jan-16-09 07:20 PM   #62 
     - I'm just reading in another thread where some 52-lb 8-yr-old asberger's girl was arrested  Hannah Bell   Jan-16-09 10:41 PM   #87 
        - another sad indication of the loss of heart in society...  maryf   Jan-17-09 03:03 PM   #157 
        - Oops! Posted in the wrong place.  Cleita   Jan-19-09 04:06 PM   #217 
  - Great writing, Mary  Tindalos   Jan-16-09 08:10 PM   #66 
  - So glad you've caught the others...  maryf   Jan-16-09 08:21 PM   #69 
     - you know what  on the EDGE   Jan-16-09 08:33 PM   #72 
        - Giving from need...  maryf   Jan-16-09 09:53 PM   #80 
  - Auto K&R.  greyhound1966   Jan-16-09 08:35 PM   #73 
  - That is a really good point...  dajoki   Jan-17-09 12:56 AM   #99 
  - Nice work, Mary!  Number23   Jan-16-09 09:10 PM   #75 
  - Thanks!  maryf   Jan-16-09 09:55 PM   #81 
  - So many wonderful points and comments...what can I add?  Journalgrrl   Jan-16-09 09:14 PM   #76 
  - What can you add?  maryf   Jan-16-09 10:26 PM   #84 
  - thanks Mary  Journalgrrl   Jan-16-09 10:41 PM   #88 
     - Thats so insane!  maryf   Jan-16-09 11:27 PM   #90 
     - Uhhh yeah that is exactly what a DSHS worker would tell you ...  mntleo2   Jan-17-09 02:44 AM   #104 
        - Action repeated  maryf   Jan-17-09 11:16 AM   #119 
  - Dear Heart:  mntleo2   Jan-18-09 09:45 AM   #187 
  - Capitalism Creates Poverty  shintao   Jan-16-09 09:34 PM   #77 
  - Socialism is the humane system  maryf   Jan-16-09 10:05 PM   #82 
  - K&R  Blue_In_AK   Jan-16-09 09:41 PM   #79 
  - Links to other Poverty in America articles by JeffR and Hannah Bell here  maryf   Jan-16-09 10:16 PM   #83 
  - Thanks for posting the links.  Tindalos   Jan-17-09 01:05 AM   #100 
  - Thanks for the links Mary...  dajoki   Jan-17-09 01:07 AM   #101 
  - It seems like every generation has to re-learn the lessons missed by the previous one.  ColbertWatcher   Jan-16-09 10:29 PM   #85 
  - Excellent post!  JNelson6563   Jan-16-09 10:30 PM   #86 
  - K&R  leftstreet   Jan-16-09 11:56 PM   #92 
  - kicking for the nite shift  Hannah Bell   Jan-17-09 12:31 AM   #95 
  - An artist AND a writer! Beautiful piece. K&R  illuminaughty   Jan-17-09 12:49 AM   #97 
  - Excellent writing. We must roll back Welfare Reform.  Artiechoke   Jan-17-09 04:57 AM   #107 
  - K&R Mary  caseycoon   Jan-17-09 06:14 AM   #108 
  - Glad you like it!  maryf   Jan-17-09 06:23 AM   #109 
  - A superb post  malaise   Jan-17-09 06:30 AM   #110 
  - Morning kick n/t  blindpig   Jan-17-09 07:15 AM   #111 
  - Kick  machI   Jan-17-09 07:48 AM   #113 
  - Such a great OP, by a writer and artist.  Bluenorthwest   Jan-17-09 08:44 AM   #114 
  - Thanks!!  maryf   Jan-17-09 01:00 PM   #146 
  - Error: You've already recommended that thread.  Tindalos   Jan-17-09 10:49 AM   #118 
  - Thanks for shooting for two recs!!!  maryf   Jan-17-09 11:19 AM   #120 
  - yeah, me too!  bobbolink   Jan-17-09 11:38 AM   #124 
  - RE: "The dead and desperate of the Gulf Coast...  cliffordu   Jan-17-09 11:28 AM   #122 
  - Wonderful post. Absolutely wonderful. Which reminded me of something.  acmavm   Jan-17-09 11:50 AM   #129 
  - Yours is a wonderful post!!! Should be its own OP!!  maryf   Jan-17-09 12:12 PM   #135 
  - Thank you so much for your compassion and empathy, maryf.  I Have A Dream   Jan-17-09 12:02 PM   #131 
  - Thanks to all for making Poverty #1 at DU  maryf   Jan-17-09 12:26 PM   #140 
  - This belongs at the top of the Greatest Page.  JeffR   Jan-17-09 12:35 PM   #142 
     - With a little help (lotta help!) from my friends!  maryf   Jan-17-09 12:42 PM   #144 
  - Please keep poverty #1 in our hearts, and give this a RECOMMENDATION!  bobbolink   Jan-17-09 12:50 PM   #145 
  - This needs kicking into the new administration... . .n/t  annabanana   Jan-17-09 01:10 PM   #147 
  - ......  bobbolink   Jan-17-09 01:13 PM   #148 
  - Thanks Anna!  maryf   Jan-17-09 01:14 PM   #149 
  - Values have to change. We have to learn that those that we look up to  acmavm   Jan-17-09 01:34 PM   #150 
  - The juxtapostion of those two stories is really GRAPHIC!  bobbolink   Jan-17-09 01:55 PM   #151 
  - Well, thank you.  acmavm   Jan-17-09 01:57 PM   #152 
  - Thanks for these articles  maryf   Jan-17-09 02:32 PM   #153 
  - Sorry! Just testing something JeffR is trying to help me with...  acmavm   Jan-17-09 03:13 PM   #158 
     - If its for your own OP  maryf   Jan-17-09 04:06 PM   #162 
        - Nah, we got it. Thank you though.  acmavm   Jan-17-09 04:24 PM   #165 
           - Can't tell???  maryf   Jan-17-09 04:43 PM   #166 
              - I FINALLY got the banner.  acmavm   Jan-17-09 04:45 PM   #167 
                 - HURRAH!! You look so very good in it! ^_^  bobbolink   Jan-17-09 04:51 PM   #168 
                 - Yes, I've always been partial to blue, It brings out the color in my eyes.  acmavm   Jan-17-09 04:52 PM   #169 
                    - ....  bobbolink   Jan-17-09 05:00 PM   #170 
                       - How about everyone here take a pledge. Every time you see a display  acmavm   Jan-17-09 05:20 PM   #171 
                 - it is so.....you!  Two Americas   Jan-17-09 07:03 PM   #174 
                 - AAhhh!!  maryf   Jan-17-09 08:27 PM   #177 
  - K, R & Forward!  LongTomH   Jan-17-09 03:13 PM   #159 
  - Thank you! It deserves to be read!  bobbolink   Jan-17-09 03:59 PM   #161 
  - Thank you Tom!! nt  maryf   Jan-17-09 04:07 PM   #163 
  - Quick kick!  JeffR   Jan-17-09 03:37 PM   #160 
  - K&R  Solly Mack   Jan-17-09 04:08 PM   #164 
  - Damn, too late to rec, but here's a kick.  20score   Jan-17-09 05:36 PM   #172 
  - I am in awe  Two Americas   Jan-17-09 07:07 PM   #175 
  - The Gestalt  maryf   Jan-17-09 08:36 PM   #178 
  - Too important to sink. nt  I Have A Dream   Jan-17-09 07:31 PM   #176 
  - Kick for those who haven't yet read it.  JeffR   Jan-17-09 10:35 PM   #180 
  - Kick  strategery blunder   Jan-17-09 11:25 PM   #181 
  - and kick for the nite shift  Hannah Bell   Jan-18-09 01:36 AM   #182 
  - thank YOU! We're glad you dropped in. ^_^  bobbolink   Jan-18-09 01:12 PM   #189 
  - Sunday morning kick! n/t  timeforarevolution   Jan-18-09 07:06 AM   #185 
  - Kick!  Tindalos   Jan-18-09 12:44 PM   #188 
  - Poverty at OPED news  maryf   Jan-18-09 03:20 PM   #190 
  - Congratulations, Mary!! See, you ARE a writer!  bobbolink   Jan-18-09 04:07 PM   #191 
  - In training maybe!!  maryf   Jan-18-09 04:35 PM   #192 
     - heh... look at this comment:  bobbolink   Jan-18-09 04:57 PM   #196 
  - Great to see that, Mary.  JeffR   Jan-18-09 04:41 PM   #195 
  - thanks JeffR  maryf   Jan-18-09 10:45 PM   #204 
  - Yay!  Tindalos   Jan-18-09 08:53 PM   #203 
     - Thank you!  maryf   Jan-18-09 10:47 PM   #206 
  - Bonus Poverty in America Essay, here...In honor of MLK jr.  maryf   Jan-18-09 04:36 PM   #193 
  - Thanks for the link!  JeffR   Jan-18-09 04:40 PM   #194 
  - You know it!!  maryf   Jan-18-09 05:11 PM   #198 
  - Thank you.  Tindalos   Jan-18-09 10:46 PM   #205 
     - Yes  maryf   Jan-18-09 11:51 PM   #208 
  - kick  MartyL   Jan-18-09 05:01 PM   #197 
  - Radical revolution in Values!!  maryf   Jan-18-09 05:12 PM   #199 
  - kicking.  cornermouse   Jan-19-09 03:26 AM   #209 
  - Kick for the morning crowd. n/t  Tindalos   Jan-19-09 08:49 AM   #210 
  - On Tuesday, it was -30 and it was my night to go to the homeless  wellstone dem   Jan-19-09 10:54 AM   #211 
  - FDR's New Deal, despite the drivel you will hear from Republican think  Old Crusoe   Jan-19-09 11:41 AM   #212 
  - K & R  BrklynLiberal   Jan-19-09 12:38 PM   #213 
  - Please remember what Martin said about poverty.. it still applies!  bobbolink   Jan-19-09 03:13 PM   #214 
  - Kick!  smokey nj   Jan-19-09 03:52 PM   #215 
  - We had a welfare system that sort of worked once in California.  Cleita   Jan-19-09 04:09 PM   #218 
  - During the commentary on the ceremonies today, I heard Tweety compare himself  greyhound1966   Jan-20-09 11:31 PM   #226 
     - Well, I'm sort of wondering about Tweety. It seems he joins the winning  Cleita   Jan-20-09 11:35 PM   #227 
        - Just as he did over the Clinton/shrub transition. He is an entertainer, not a journalist. n/t  greyhound1966   Jan-22-09 01:25 PM   #231 
  - kicking for Monday night  Tindalos   Jan-19-09 06:47 PM   #219 
  - A kick for the excellence of the essay in the first place, and also for  Old Crusoe   Jan-19-09 08:25 PM   #220 
  - Thank you Old Crusoe!!  maryf   Jan-19-09 09:12 PM   #221 
     - Hi, maryf. Yes -- emmylou is strictly top-drawer.  Old Crusoe   Jan-19-09 09:28 PM   #222 
  - Kick for the poor...  maryf   Jan-20-09 09:40 PM   #223 
  - I just had the same idea myself.  JeffR   Jan-20-09 09:44 PM   #224 
     - Great minds...  maryf   Jan-21-09 08:29 PM   #230 
  - kicking for change  Tindalos   Jan-20-09 11:23 PM   #225 
 

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