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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 01:17 PM Original message |
Growing number of workers are poor: study |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
1. B-b-b-b-b-ut they're all just a buncha welfare cheats! I know, cause the TEEVEE |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
2. "Mission Accomplished." - Commander AWOL & Republicon Cronies |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
3. A sad situation that will only worsen. n/t |
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katty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
4. merry x-mas: "are there no workhouses? no prisons?" (for them) |
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torbird (513 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
5. What? No! Wait'll I tell mom! |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
6. The number of children in low-income families |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 01:54 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. I'll play devi's advocate a bit here.... |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 02:06 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. What do you propose |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 02:13 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Being extra careful? |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 02:23 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. So you favor more education about birth control |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 02:21 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. true dat BUT if you are among the working poor and you get PG what then? |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-15-08 03:33 PM Response to Reply #15 |
38. I'm sure you're heart is in the right place but... |
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conflictgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 07:08 PM Response to Reply #10 |
28. Considering that that's the median income, you're saying that millions of people shouldn't have kids |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 10:26 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. Sorry.... |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-16-08 08:14 AM Response to Reply #32 |
40. Well, what if somebody had what you consider income enough, had kids, |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-15-08 03:24 PM Response to Reply #28 |
36. That's just the way I feel... |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-15-08 12:16 AM Response to Reply #10 |
34. YOU? Play the conservative advocate? |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-15-08 03:23 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Did not know that advocating population control |
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denverbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
7. Bush just trying to make more Americans 'uniquely American' by making them work 2-3 jobs.n/t |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 02:03 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. I think Europeans work less and have strong economies n/t |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
8. The rampant use of credit cards is the problem!! |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 02:28 PM Response to Reply #8 |
18. that's just silly |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 02:47 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. I understand what you are saying... |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 02:55 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. way to miss the point |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 03:52 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Actually, you and I agree more than you think.... |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 06:03 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. oh i know you're right |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 10:00 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. me too... |
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anarch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 02:39 PM Response to Reply #8 |
19. I know you hate those credit card companies, not to mention credit abusers |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 02:58 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. plus poor people w. diabetes can't live on a rice diet... |
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anarch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 03:39 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. right, but that's just "living beyond your means" |
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faulknercindy (75 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
9. that would be me |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
14. water is wet: study |
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anarch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
17. I'm sensing some kind of a pattern, here... |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 04:38 PM Response to Reply #17 |
26. It feels......orchestrated... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
24. I've been chronically sub-rich since entering the workforce in 1981 |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-15-08 03:26 PM Response to Reply #24 |
37. me too! n/t |
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Geronimo12 (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
29. It was to be expected |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
30. Make the pie higher! |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-15-08 07:19 PM Response to Reply #30 |
39. Free verse is a natural for Bu**sh** ... |
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newtothegame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-15-08 12:11 AM Response to Original message |
33. Disturbing n/t |
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