Hell Hath No Fury
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Wed Jul-13-11 10:59 AM
Response to Reply #14 |
| -"Anyone who worked hard can never be poor!" |
RadiationTherapy |
Jul-13-11 10:06 AM |
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No you can work hard and save poorly. |
dkf |
Jul-13-11 10:07 AM |
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If you work very hard but don't make a living wage, there is no way to save. |
RandomKoolzip |
Jul-13-11 10:10 AM |
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Sorry, RKZ. The FACT is, if you are not wealthy - right fucking NOW - then you ain't working. |
RadiationTherapy |
Jul-13-11 10:11 AM |
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BZZZZZZZT! Ohhhh, I'm sorry...wrong answer. |
RadiationTherapy |
Jul-13-11 10:10 AM |
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SO glad I have that one on ignore n/t |
Occulus |
Jul-13-11 10:13 AM |
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You. Can't. Alert. On. Ignored. Posts. |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Jul-13-11 11:17 AM |
#66 |
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I use ignore lite - partial ignore |
canoeist52 |
Jul-13-11 12:21 PM |
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Hard to be honest and be rich |
BeFree |
Jul-13-11 10:20 AM |
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It's not a matter of being rich or being poor, but of being ok. |
dkf |
Jul-13-11 11:13 AM |
#63 |
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That's a religion, a rather nasty one |
BeFree |
Jul-13-11 11:20 AM |
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Well I guess since I'm an agnostic and can't rely on my faith in God I have to rely on other things. |
dkf |
Jul-13-11 11:27 AM |
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W hooosh |
BeFree |
Jul-13-11 11:35 AM |
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Well what else is there to believe in? |
dkf |
Jul-13-11 11:44 AM |
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Well |
BeFree |
Jul-13-11 11:54 AM |
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Not really. If we did we wouldn't need government Programs. |
dkf |
Jul-13-11 11:59 AM |
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What a narrow vision you have |
BeFree |
Jul-13-11 12:09 PM |
#92 |
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I find many religious faiths corrupt. |
dkf |
Jul-13-11 06:54 PM |
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If you want households to increase their rate of savings.. |
girl gone mad |
Jul-13-11 07:06 PM |
#103 |
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Right. Because there's nobody out there working their ass off |
bullwinkle428 |
Jul-13-11 10:12 AM |
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when people don't struggle like others do, they like to pretend they are special |
fascisthunter |
Jul-13-11 10:16 AM |
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Actually I was talking about my brother who makes six figures but who can't afford to pay me back. |
dkf |
Jul-13-11 10:27 AM |
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Perhaps he just doesn't want to pay you back. |
Dept of Beer |
Jul-13-11 10:49 AM |
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Better yet, always treat "loans" to friends or family as a gift. |
hunter |
Jul-13-11 11:09 AM |
#59 |
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I believe everybody who's not an asshole acts like that. -nt |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Jul-13-11 11:21 AM |
#71 |
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He said it was for one day to fix a trading problem 15 years ago. |
dkf |
Jul-13-11 11:40 AM |
#83 |
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I'm happy when I can help my friends and family when they're in a bind, |
smokey nj |
Jul-14-11 06:37 PM |
#118 |
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Three things I hope about this story: |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Jul-13-11 11:27 AM |
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He can pay me back but says I don't need it because I would just invest it. |
dkf |
Jul-13-11 08:30 PM |
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Forget the personal anecdotes. Do you deny there are people who work hard, live frugally... |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Jul-13-11 11:20 AM |
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You attribute to vanity what may be just plain fear. |
surrealAmerican |
Jul-13-11 10:37 AM |
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That's a great point |
fascisthunter |
Jul-13-11 10:45 AM |
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Savings =. Security. |
dkf |
Jul-13-11 11:25 AM |
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Even people who do save ... |
surrealAmerican |
Jul-13-11 01:01 PM |
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It's fear that makes people save. |
dkf |
Jul-13-11 11:15 AM |
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"Vain materialsim" - totally nailed!! There's a guy that posts on another |
bullwinkle428 |
Jul-13-11 11:21 AM |
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oh yeah... and he probably drives a hummer so he gets more noticed |
fascisthunter |
Jul-13-11 12:10 PM |
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Everyone has bought something that wasn't an "absolute necessity". |
dkf |
Jul-13-11 10:19 AM |
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Wealth is more of a coincidence than a characteristic. |
RadiationTherapy |
Jul-13-11 10:23 AM |
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Wealth yes, savings, no. |
dkf |
Jul-13-11 10:29 AM |
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Cool. So if I can put aside $100/week (I can't) that will be nearly $5200/year. |
RadiationTherapy |
Jul-13-11 10:32 AM |
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Are you putting nothing in for retirement? |
dkf |
Jul-13-11 11:08 AM |
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I just started putting some away. Not because I get paid enough, but because |
RadiationTherapy |
Jul-13-11 11:41 AM |
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I went to a state university to save on college. |
dkf |
Jul-13-11 11:56 AM |
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I am 37 years old and have never seen $30k in one year. |
RadiationTherapy |
Jul-13-11 03:49 PM |
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Do you ever do anything on DU but play "Conservative Conventional Wisdom-spewing |
RandomKoolzip |
Jul-13-11 10:23 AM |
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+1 |
Gold Metal Flake |
Jul-13-11 10:55 AM |
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+1 |
Hell Hath No Fury |
Jul-13-11 10:59 AM |
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To me a true liberal wants to help the poor find ways to save money. |
dkf |
Jul-13-11 11:00 AM |
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Here's a bit of logic. If you are poor, by definition, you cannot save adequately. |
jtown1123 |
Jul-13-11 11:10 AM |
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You guys are so defeatist. |
dkf |
Jul-13-11 08:11 PM |
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There's a good way to help the poor find ways to save money |
LeftishBrit |
Jul-13-11 11:29 AM |
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Precisely. +1 |
RandomKoolzip |
Jul-13-11 11:31 AM |
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Then you should be fully in favor of more government spending. |
girl gone mad |
Jul-13-11 07:10 PM |
#104 |
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That was, of course, a rhetorical question. -nt |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Jul-13-11 11:14 AM |
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So, "everyone has foolish moments" translates to "let them suffer"? |
bullwinkle428 |
Jul-13-11 11:17 AM |
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And if you are paid slave wages, then it's pretty well impossible to save. |
LeftishBrit |
Jul-13-11 10:19 AM |
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But if you work 3 jobs like that lady that Bush II was so proud of... |
Dept of Beer |
Jul-13-11 10:50 AM |
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You can also work hard and never have enough to save. |
enlightenment |
Jul-13-11 10:25 AM |
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You can also work hard, then get a life altering disease that throws you into bankruptcy. nt |
Javaman |
Jul-13-11 10:33 AM |
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My father, then two years later, my brother. Of my nuclear family, half have lost |
RadiationTherapy |
Jul-13-11 10:38 AM |
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you also can put all your efforts into building a family and then be abandoned or divorced |
grasswire |
Jul-13-11 10:41 AM |
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Lots of rich men file for bankruptcy so wife can't get it in a divorce. |
Manifestor_of_Light |
Jul-14-11 01:40 AM |
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Do you agree with the republican mindset then? |
Dept of Beer |
Jul-13-11 10:48 AM |
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Redundant. The post you're replying to is essentially a ''yes'' answer to that question. -nt |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Jul-13-11 11:11 AM |
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You are so precious. |
Ikonoklast |
Jul-13-11 11:11 AM |
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Or you can work hard and be paid poorly. Or you can work hard |
Warpy |
Jul-13-11 11:22 AM |
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You can lose your savings in a flash, even if you invested "wisely". I mean if one were to have |
Erose999 |
Jul-13-11 12:07 PM |
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People who make shit wages don't work hard???? |
alarimer |
Jul-13-11 10:29 PM |
#111 |
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I admire your consistency. |
Forkboy |
Jul-14-11 07:04 PM |
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I picture conservatives who think they will be rich someday ... |
Bryn |
Jul-13-11 10:10 AM |
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The comic reality is that for the horses that don't win it is off |
Dept of Beer |
Jul-13-11 10:51 AM |
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What really sucks is when you have nothing left to save |
sunwyn |
Jul-13-11 10:13 AM |
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whatever do you mean? i love watching that one lady... what is her name?!?! |
ejpoeta |
Jul-13-11 10:39 AM |
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my mom told me years ago that her father told her to save a nickel out of every dollar. |
grasswire |
Jul-13-11 10:44 AM |
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Cool. So get a job where you net $2000 per week, put away $100 every check. |
RadiationTherapy |
Jul-13-11 10:49 AM |
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it is a good idea to save money. my brother in law had lots of bonds or something he was given. |
ejpoeta |
Jul-13-11 10:55 AM |
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There are lots of people here who spout that too. n/t |
Starry Messenger |
Jul-13-11 10:26 AM |
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Well, I am done being quiet about it. Life is so complex that it takes a truly childish |
RadiationTherapy |
Jul-13-11 10:27 AM |
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+1 |
Starry Messenger |
Jul-13-11 10:29 AM |
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And vain. You think you're OK and will always be OK because you're morally superior. |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Jul-13-11 11:33 AM |
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or you could work hard, see the factory move to China, lose health insurance, and get sick |
NightWatcher |
Jul-13-11 10:26 AM |
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I don't know about that, now. I have a lot of conservative poor people telling me |
RadiationTherapy |
Jul-13-11 10:30 AM |
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Or work, without benefits, in an unforgiving industry that values |
Dept of Beer |
Jul-13-11 10:54 AM |
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Seems that you are the only person ever to say that.... |
Nye Bevan |
Jul-13-11 10:27 AM |
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Hm. That is interesting. Maybe I should work hard making bumperstickers! |
RadiationTherapy |
Jul-13-11 10:33 AM |
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LOL! Priceless. |
Ruby the Liberal |
Jul-13-11 11:02 AM |
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Now even the middle class can be poor |
Bragi |
Jul-13-11 10:32 AM |
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Anyone who has ever worked for a living, who said/thought that... |
Quantess |
Jul-13-11 10:34 AM |
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"Anyone who doesn't work hard can never be rich" |
kctim |
Jul-13-11 10:35 AM |
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Paris Hilton. |
Ikonoklast |
Jul-13-11 12:46 PM |
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Yep |
kctim |
Jul-13-11 02:07 PM |
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washing dishes is very hard work at a busy diner .... |
divvy |
Jul-13-11 10:39 AM |
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My dad worked his tail off before he died 30 years ago. Then |
kestrel91316 |
Jul-13-11 10:47 AM |
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I feel for you. My family has been devastated by illness and bills. |
RadiationTherapy |
Jul-13-11 10:52 AM |
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I sure as hell am NOT lazy nor are the folks in my family |
fascisthunter |
Jul-13-11 10:49 AM |
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It's beautiful. I don't mind. This country is close to knockin each others' teeth in. |
RadiationTherapy |
Jul-13-11 10:51 AM |
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yeah... it will |
fascisthunter |
Jul-13-11 10:56 AM |
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The secret to being rich is to |
Newest Reality |
Jul-13-11 10:54 AM |
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That's brilliant. It is like the opposite of the Knight's Templar! ahahaha |
RadiationTherapy |
Jul-13-11 10:55 AM |
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or you can write a book about how to be rich and convince people to buy it for |
ejpoeta |
Jul-13-11 10:57 AM |
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It really is that simple! |
B Calm |
Jul-13-11 02:15 PM |
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Depends on what one considers "poor" to mean. |
Urban Prairie |
Jul-13-11 10:55 AM |
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I'd like to introduce them to the teachers of bay area schools |
Taverner |
Jul-13-11 11:04 AM |
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If hard work were the only factor |
guitar man |
Jul-13-11 11:20 AM |
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cell phones and ipods.... |
Quantess |
Jul-13-11 11:24 AM |
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Oh, I am aware. But according to the conservative Theory of Poverty Relativity |
RadiationTherapy |
Jul-13-11 11:46 AM |
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My grandaddy worked from before sunup to after sundown his whole life... |
Dappleganger |
Jul-13-11 11:32 AM |
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this story makes me really sad |
grasswire |
Jul-14-11 12:05 PM |
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They were poor sharecroppers and mormon... |
Dappleganger |
Jul-14-11 06:05 PM |
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Well, I've had 6 different places where I worked close |
EC |
Jul-13-11 12:02 PM |
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The hardest jobs are often the most poorly paid |
librechik |
Jul-13-11 12:07 PM |
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One of my favorites: |
Kermitt Gribble |
Jul-13-11 12:22 PM |
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Oh yeah? Try getting busted for growing cannabis and giving it away. |
Fly by night |
Jul-13-11 01:17 PM |
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Work? Poor? Mahatma Gandhi. end of discussion |
saras |
Jul-13-11 07:16 PM |
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Parody death metal! It's so funny, but it makes so much sense! |
RadiationTherapy |
Jul-13-11 10:21 PM |
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One of the historic whoppers. I bet bullshit no goods that spout that shit |
TheKentuckian |
Jul-13-11 09:36 PM |
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Whats poor/ whats rich? These terms mean different things |
Philippine expat |
Jul-13-11 10:26 PM |
#110 |
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"I never got a job from a poor person, so rich people create jobs" is pretty stupid |
EstimatedProphet |
Jul-14-11 12:03 PM |
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I actually have never worked harder |
quaker bill |
Jul-14-11 06:23 PM |
#116 |
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I should be a Billionaire by now |
Politicalboi |
Jul-14-11 06:30 PM |
#117 |
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