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In reply to the discussion: I AM worse off than I was four years ago. I have [View all]gollygee
(22,336 posts)66. Hi Mr. Ryan
Thanks for the great show last night. It was hilarious! Give my love to Clint!
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And there is plenty of help out there from the government if you aren't too anti-government to take
nanabugg
Aug 2012
#198
Back in 1999, I used to hate it when pundits talked about how great the economy was
hfojvt
Aug 2012
#96
Respectfully, I don't think that anyone knows what the ACTUAL unemployment numbers are.
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2012
#87
Understood and agreed. The 10.7% is the so-called U3 rate, IIRC, which
coalition_unwilling
Aug 2012
#163
Thanks for the link. There are a lot of people hurting, and that is a fact. Just don't let the
still_one
Aug 2012
#26
It's the OP who's calling out and shitting on the poster of the other thread...
SidDithers
Aug 2012
#141
I'm not angry or frustrated enough not to recognize that when the choice is
coalition_unwilling
Aug 2012
#24
You know, I'm almost 100% sure that were it not for Occupy, the center-rightist Obama would still
coalition_unwilling
Aug 2012
#28
He'll wait until after the election to continue with his push for 'austerity'. Wait for it.
SammyWinstonJack
Aug 2012
#48
>I don't understand, and any insight that you can provide would be appreciated.
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2012
#108
YMMV. Sorry you're having a hard time of it, but you know everyone has a right to their OWN story.
progressivebydesign
Aug 2012
#12
Thank you. That thread seemed so smug and self-congratulatory that I didn't
coalition_unwilling
Aug 2012
#31
So after reading down this thread, I'm left to ask the question that always need to be asked...
Skidmore
Aug 2012
#44
Oh, I'm all too aware of the Do-Nothing Congress of 2010 that campaigned on
coalition_unwilling
Aug 2012
#92
Perhaps you should have marked it as satire then and linked to the other thread.
Skidmore
Aug 2012
#112
I read that less as self-congratulatory, and more as a collective congratulation...
LanternWaste
Aug 2012
#169
I didn't realize how fucking angry I was at that smug, self-congratulatory
coalition_unwilling
Aug 2012
#33
I hope things turn around for you and for me soon. I know they won't with
coalition_unwilling
Aug 2012
#34
I wonder if he's tried bending over and simply pulling himself up by his bootstraps?
Romulox
Aug 2012
#83
"Progressives" used to be ashamed of scolding the poor and the downtrodden. nt
Romulox
Aug 2012
#155
I have every right to challenge hateful views here. I don't care if that's a problem for *you*. nt
Romulox
Aug 2012
#182
Nonsense. I read your posts, and disagreed strongly. That's what this board is for. nt
Romulox
Aug 2012
#184
No, you responded with exaggerations, grossly inflated hyperbole, and outright fabrications.
Ikonoklast
Aug 2012
#185
I responded with rhetoric intended to neutralize YOUR rhetoric. Welcome to the internet. nt
Romulox
Aug 2012
#186
Nonsense. I responded in a manner that made you uncomfortable. That means it worked. nt
Romulox
Aug 2012
#189
Well, those days are gone obviously. Now it's hard to find any compassion for those less
sabrina 1
Aug 2012
#200
Thanks for the bibliographic rec. I'll be requesting the book from
coalition_unwilling
Aug 2012
#101
What a disgusting thing to say. I look forward to seeing your transparency page updated. nt
Romulox
Aug 2012
#81
Thank you and I'm really sorry to hear about what you've been going through. It's the
coalition_unwilling
Aug 2012
#105
I'm marginally better off no than 4 years ago, but nothing to dance a jig about
deutsey
Aug 2012
#64
It's a sad thing when people are thrilled their adult kids can rely on their health insurance.
dkf
Aug 2012
#65
Nailed it. 27 year olds don't need healthcare, donchaknow? Nor to 26 year olds whose parents are
Romulox
Aug 2012
#82
Sorry for your troubles, but Sparkly posted that thread in support of the president.
aikoaiko
Aug 2012
#70
No! A thousand times no! On DU only endless eternal doom and rat-stew predictions are welcome. nt
dmallind
Aug 2012
#89
Thanks. As I noted earlier upthread, I am struck by how many have lost
coalition_unwilling
Aug 2012
#115
Sorry for you, but at least you have some IRAs to liquidate. Some folks blew theirs with ENRON. nt
nanabugg
Aug 2012
#76
Yeah, I know enough people who are worse off that I think the question isn't the best one for
Brickbat
Aug 2012
#90
Seriously, framing the debate as "Are you better or worse off than
coalition_unwilling
Aug 2012
#126
Well, there are 33 recs for this 'nasty op' right now, so maybe I'm
coalition_unwilling
Aug 2012
#135
Im all for free speach, but i cant believe the DU is allowing threads who diss our pressie
darkangel218
Aug 2012
#130
And right there is the whole problem with our political system. One team adores their
sabrina 1
Aug 2012
#213
I'm not sure how to respond. I clearly know that there are people far worse off
coalition_unwilling
Aug 2012
#144
Thank you for your good wishes and I'm sending mine back to you for
coalition_unwilling
Aug 2012
#148
I just found out last week that I'm going to be unemployed for the second time this year
Hydra
Aug 2012
#151
Sorry for your troubles, but you don't have the right to dictate other people's posts.
GreenStormCloud
Aug 2012
#165
You're right, but I don't think I was dictating anyone's post, merely
coalition_unwilling
Aug 2012
#170
Let's see. I've been called 'selfish,' 'smug, 'mean-spirited, a 'whiner,' an 'other asshole,' and
coalition_unwilling
Aug 2012
#173
That person has as much right to celebrate their situation as you do to lament yours.
stevenleser
Aug 2012
#172
Yeah, in retrospect, I probably should have simply trashed the thread. And
coalition_unwilling
Aug 2012
#191
This is one of the grossest threads I've ever read on DU. I really am having a hard time believing
Romulox
Aug 2012
#178
I thought you had bid this thread (and\or me) adieu a long time ago, but
coalition_unwilling
Aug 2012
#217
It is certainly a revealing thread. What it says to me is that there are now Democrats
sabrina 1
Aug 2012
#215
Sorry about the troubles. Solution to 'bad' speech is more speech not censoring / calls to "stop it"
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2012
#193