JuniperLea
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Mon Jun-27-11 09:58 AM
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| 20. I think this is controlled anger... |
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It was shrouded in skin color for years as we were "taught" to hate brown people and we "learned" to look down our noses... but it was always about being poor. You see, as the 2% slowly absorb more and more of the available wealth, they need us to marginalize a much larger group of people. So now we must "learn" to hate anyone who is poor... without realizing we are all poor.
Two percent of the population have 98% of the available wealth, which generates 30% of the nation's tax revenue. That leaves 98% of us to squabble over 2% of the wealth as we come up with 70% of the tax revenue.
We are like a 100 pound puppies fighting over 2 pieces of kibble.
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| -Poverty sucks and no one is immune from it |
nadine_mn |
Jun-27-11 05:40 AM |
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K&R. |
midnight |
Jun-27-11 05:53 AM |
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BIG K&R - Get back up there girl |
liberal N proud |
Jun-27-11 06:04 AM |
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thanks for mounting your soap box |
cali |
Jun-27-11 06:19 AM |
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K & R!! |
locahungaria |
Jun-27-11 06:27 AM |
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Huge K&R, with gratitude :) n/t |
OneGrassRoot |
Jun-27-11 06:27 AM |
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Your story, so eloquent and so true for so many needs to be told, |
MedicalAdmin |
Jun-27-11 06:29 AM |
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Amen |
DonCoquixote |
Jun-27-11 06:33 AM |
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Great post. Rec'd. nt |
raccoon |
Jun-27-11 06:34 AM |
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Wonderful post... thank you for sharing! n/t |
demmiblue |
Jun-27-11 07:52 AM |
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Great post Nadine. Thank you for posting. |
w8liftinglady |
Jun-27-11 07:56 AM |
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Stay up on that soapbox, you do an excellent job. |
TheKentuckian |
Jun-27-11 07:56 AM |
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K&R |
ImNotTed |
Jun-27-11 08:04 AM |
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THANK YOU, great post! |
Odin2005 |
Jun-27-11 08:12 AM |
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K & R, and I just want to say your soap-box ROCKS. |
Maru Kitteh |
Jun-27-11 08:38 AM |
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Excellent Post. nt |
historylovr |
Jun-27-11 08:58 AM |
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i don't know if your post has anything to do with that person who seemed upset that i had an ipod |
ejpoeta |
Jun-27-11 09:15 AM |
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Thank you for your post.... |
OneGrassRoot |
Jun-27-11 09:26 AM |
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I saw that thread after I posted, and it just verified why I am so pissed |
nadine_mn |
Jun-27-11 09:32 AM |
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I think this is controlled anger... |
JuniperLea |
Jun-27-11 09:58 AM |
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Very, very well written JL. +1000 |
Maru Kitteh |
Jun-27-11 10:04 AM |
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Give them a few months... |
butterfly77 |
Jun-27-11 05:20 PM |
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the problem is that this is not just about the poor. my original reply had to do with the costs |
ejpoeta |
Jun-27-11 10:44 AM |
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Its harder and harder to make ends meet - wages haven't gone |
nadine_mn |
Jun-27-11 11:11 AM |
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it's ok. it's just hard because i have a hard time doing things for myself in general. |
ejpoeta |
Jun-27-11 11:19 AM |
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Side question: are you couponing? |
lildreamer316 |
Jun-27-11 08:18 PM |
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i have been trying. it's been impossible to be able to sit down and look through ads. |
ejpoeta |
Jun-28-11 07:43 AM |
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I think the problem is... |
daleanime |
Jun-27-11 10:34 AM |
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Give it |
butterfly77 |
Jun-27-11 05:15 PM |
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I don't like what we're becoming |
chervilant |
Jun-27-11 11:58 AM |
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good luck, and i know what that's like. i know my family would let me stay with them |
ejpoeta |
Jun-27-11 12:11 PM |
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+1000!!! |
FirstLight |
Jun-27-11 06:37 PM |
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Thank you for writing this. |
999998th word |
Jun-28-11 01:06 AM |
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k/r |
progressoid |
Jun-27-11 09:40 AM |
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Outstanding commentary. I completely agree with you. |
Tatiana |
Jun-27-11 10:04 AM |
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My mom once said "we can't eat this month but at least we look good" |
nadine_mn |
Jun-27-11 10:15 AM |
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Very true about the small comforts |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Jun-27-11 05:47 PM |
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"Punishing people will not bring them out of poverty." |
Tatiana |
Jun-28-11 09:06 AM |
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One of my friends lost her job at 57 and never worked full time again |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Jun-27-11 10:08 AM |
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Wonderful post. Speaking up about your experience informs those folks who |
LuckyLib |
Jun-27-11 10:32 AM |
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Kick and Rec from another poor kid |
Viva_La_Revolution |
Jun-27-11 10:38 AM |
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Kicked and recommended. |
Uncle Joe |
Jun-27-11 10:59 AM |
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Thank you. K&R! |
amyrose2712 |
Jun-27-11 11:21 AM |
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Thank you so much. |
dotymed |
Jun-27-11 11:21 AM |
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Best OP I've read in a long time. |
TBF |
Jun-27-11 11:41 AM |
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k/r. |
katsy |
Jun-27-11 12:06 PM |
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Thank you for sharing, |
laylah |
Jun-27-11 12:21 PM |
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Great stuff indeed! |
Innoma |
Jun-27-11 12:22 PM |
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kr |
defendandprotect |
Jun-27-11 12:33 PM |
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Poverty can hit anyone |
arikara |
Jun-27-11 12:39 PM |
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Yes, the wealthiest 1% are immune from it (which is why they don't care) and |
Lorien |
Jun-27-11 01:10 PM |
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+ a gazillion |
valerief |
Jun-27-11 03:02 PM |
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I guess at the time, living in Louisiana and then Nevada |
nadine_mn |
Jun-27-11 03:47 PM |
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My mom volunteered at a woman's shelter from 1972-77 |
Lorien |
Jun-27-11 04:10 PM |
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You can't convince me that either Koch brother isn't immune from it. |
valerief |
Jun-27-11 03:01 PM |
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wouldn't it be nice to see trading places really happen. picture the koch brothers as those two |
ejpoeta |
Jun-27-11 07:23 PM |
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Flame? |
tavalon |
Jun-27-11 03:13 PM |
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Flame? |
tavalon |
Jun-27-11 03:13 PM |
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Nadine, you are welcome on my soap box any time. Have a video? |
Downwinder |
Jun-27-11 03:23 PM |
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Thanks for sharing this beautiful post. |
Flying Dream Blues |
Jun-27-11 04:03 PM |
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How True!! |
border_town |
Jun-27-11 04:10 PM |
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A good tongue lashing is always good for the soul |
lunatica |
Jun-27-11 05:26 PM |
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...and for some the poverty is as normal as we can hope for... |
FirstLight |
Jun-27-11 06:34 PM |
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K&R |
Luciferous |
Jun-27-11 06:54 PM |
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K&R. You're right on in everything you say. An old Joan Baez |
Booster |
Jun-27-11 07:23 PM |
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TERRIFIC post |
Raine |
Jun-27-11 07:28 PM |
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K&R |
leftstreet |
Jun-27-11 08:34 PM |
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Love~ |
Pharaoh |
Jun-27-11 09:07 PM |
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Poverty is even detrimental for people who would consider themselves wealthy, book the Sprit Level |
Exultant Democracy |
Jun-27-11 09:17 PM |
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the richest 5% hold 72% of Americas financial wealth10 times the bottom 80%, top 20% holds 93% >Link |
dogmoma56 |
Jun-27-11 09:36 PM |
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amen |
larwdem |
Jun-27-11 10:00 PM |
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Welcome home to northern MN! |
pengillian101 |
Jun-27-11 11:59 PM |
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Thanks. Most of us have been there or will be there |
JDPriestly |
Jun-28-11 12:16 AM |
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k&r |
Starry Messenger |
Jun-28-11 01:00 AM |
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pastors live off of the offering plate, they are most clearly dependent on others |
StarsInHerHair |
Jun-28-11 01:18 AM |
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Excellent essay. n/t |
myrna minx |
Jun-28-11 06:02 AM |
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