JoeyT
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Sun Nov-06-11 05:10 PM
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| 33. This is why the 1% had better give occupy exactly what they're asking for. |
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Because Occupy is the polite way of asking for economic equality.
Let it get bad enough and the food rioters won't be nearly as polite about it.
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| -Extreme Poverty Is Now At Record Levels: over 20 million Americans at less than 1/2 of poverty level |
stockholmer |
Nov-05-11 06:52 PM |
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I talked to someone today who lives on $750 a month |
undeterred |
Nov-05-11 06:58 PM |
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And the Supercommittee has put Social Security cuts on the table, |
Raksha |
Nov-05-11 07:06 PM |
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We couldn't have ended up with predatory capitalism without collusion of Dems with Repugs -- !! |
defendandprotect |
Nov-05-11 07:09 PM |
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Then we need to get rid of these Dems and replace them |
undeterred |
Nov-05-11 07:13 PM |
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But the Occupy Movement IS NOT going along with it. |
coalition_unwilling |
Nov-06-11 09:01 AM |
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Yes. But is it living or just existing? |
Downwinder |
Nov-05-11 07:57 PM |
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I never shop at the grocery store he goes to because |
undeterred |
Nov-05-11 08:49 PM |
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I can - I live on $694 a month and get $169 food stamps and medicare. |
jwirr |
Nov-05-11 08:53 PM |
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Wow, That must be tough. |
undeterred |
Nov-06-11 08:58 AM |
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Yes, I feel the prices going up a lot. But I have always been poor |
jwirr |
Nov-06-11 09:51 AM |
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Get on as many lists for housing as possible...In my state there are |
ooglymoogly |
Nov-06-11 12:43 PM |
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I live on about $600 a month. |
dorksied |
Nov-06-11 12:02 PM |
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66 million Americans living in poverty -- 46 million us efood stamps -- !!! |
defendandprotect |
Nov-05-11 07:07 PM |
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Considering the Democratic Collusion, I sometimes wonder if we need a new party. nt |
Ilsa |
Nov-05-11 07:14 PM |
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I've given up on the Dems. I'm now placing all hopes in the |
coalition_unwilling |
Nov-06-11 09:04 AM |
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Me, too... n/t |
chervilant |
Nov-06-11 11:30 AM |
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ABSO-effin-LUTELY!!!! n/t |
chervilant |
Nov-06-11 11:30 AM |
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another 'achievement'. this is an absolutely conscious policy, btw. |
inna |
Nov-05-11 07:16 PM |
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Welcome to Dickensian America v1.0. V2.0 is in the works. |
kestrel91316 |
Nov-05-11 08:13 PM |
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I just read in the NYT yesterday that poverty was really at an all time low |
boston bean |
Nov-06-11 09:04 AM |
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Brings to mind Mark Twain's aphorism that there are 'lies, |
coalition_unwilling |
Nov-06-11 09:08 AM |
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just found the link. took a few minutes... |
boston bean |
Nov-06-11 09:13 AM |
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Thanks for the link. I grew up poor and have scars that, 40 years |
coalition_unwilling |
Nov-06-11 09:19 AM |
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if they are going to count those types of benefits, doesn't that sort of defeat the purpose. |
boston bean |
Nov-06-11 09:31 AM |
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Yes, the original measure of poverty counted only cash income, not |
coalition_unwilling |
Nov-06-11 09:41 AM |
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I agree. I think the line they use is way off base to begin with. |
boston bean |
Nov-06-11 09:45 AM |
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It will likely end up a way to reduce benefits even further, on the sly. |
TheKentuckian |
Nov-06-11 09:57 AM |
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Yes, that is my concern as well. |
boston bean |
Nov-06-11 10:12 AM |
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AND, |
chervilant |
Nov-06-11 11:34 AM |
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Shared sacrifice and Austerity measure FOR THE 99%!!! Leave the 1% aka the job creators ALONE, |
SammyWinstonJack |
Nov-06-11 09:16 AM |
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I wish they could talk to my Somalian friend Margaret... |
mntleo2 |
Nov-07-11 05:14 AM |
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wrong place... |
boston bean |
Nov-06-11 10:10 AM |
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On the surface, |
chervilant |
Nov-06-11 12:39 PM |
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This is why the 1% had better give occupy exactly what they're asking for. |
JoeyT |
Nov-06-11 05:10 PM |
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Kick! nt |
paparush |
Nov-07-11 07:22 AM |
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Hey Washington stop playing golf and drinking and get these people |
midnight |
Nov-08-11 04:31 PM |
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