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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:06 AM Original message |
"Anyone who worked hard can never be poor!" |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
1. No you can work hard and save poorly. |
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RandomKoolzip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:10 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. If you work very hard but don't make a living wage, there is no way to save. |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:11 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Sorry, RKZ. The FACT is, if you are not wealthy - right fucking NOW - then you ain't working. |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:10 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. BZZZZZZZT! Ohhhh, I'm sorry...wrong answer. |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:13 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. SO glad I have that one on ignore n/t |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:17 AM Response to Reply #8 |
66. You. Can't. Alert. On. Ignored. Posts. |
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canoeist52 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 12:21 PM Response to Reply #66 |
94. I use ignore lite - partial ignore |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:20 AM Response to Reply #4 |
12. Hard to be honest and be rich |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:13 AM Response to Reply #12 |
63. It's not a matter of being rich or being poor, but of being ok. |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:20 AM Response to Reply #63 |
70. That's a religion, a rather nasty one |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:27 AM Response to Reply #70 |
76. Well I guess since I'm an agnostic and can't rely on my faith in God I have to rely on other things. |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:35 AM Response to Reply #76 |
82. W hooosh |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:44 AM Response to Reply #82 |
85. Well what else is there to believe in? |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:54 AM Response to Reply #85 |
87. Well |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:59 AM Response to Reply #87 |
89. Not really. If we did we wouldn't need government Programs. |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 12:09 PM Response to Reply #89 |
92. What a narrow vision you have |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 06:54 PM Response to Reply #92 |
102. I find many religious faiths corrupt. |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 07:06 PM Response to Reply #63 |
103. If you want households to increase their rate of savings.. |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:12 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Right. Because there's nobody out there working their ass off |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:16 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. when people don't struggle like others do, they like to pretend they are special |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:27 AM Response to Reply #9 |
19. Actually I was talking about my brother who makes six figures but who can't afford to pay me back. |
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Dept of Beer (957 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:49 AM Response to Reply #19 |
40. Perhaps he just doesn't want to pay you back. |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:09 AM Response to Reply #40 |
59. Better yet, always treat "loans" to friends or family as a gift. |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:21 AM Response to Reply #59 |
71. I believe everybody who's not an asshole acts like that. -nt |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:40 AM Response to Reply #59 |
83. He said it was for one day to fix a trading problem 15 years ago. |
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smokey nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 06:37 PM Response to Reply #59 |
118. I'm happy when I can help my friends and family when they're in a bind, |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:27 AM Response to Reply #40 |
77. Three things I hope about this story: |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 08:30 PM Response to Reply #77 |
107. He can pay me back but says I don't need it because I would just invest it. |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:20 AM Response to Reply #19 |
69. Forget the personal anecdotes. Do you deny there are people who work hard, live frugally... |
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surrealAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:37 AM Response to Reply #9 |
30. You attribute to vanity what may be just plain fear. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:45 AM Response to Reply #30 |
36. That's a great point |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:25 AM Response to Reply #36 |
75. Savings =. Security. |
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surrealAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 01:01 PM Response to Reply #75 |
97. Even people who do save ... |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:15 AM Response to Reply #30 |
65. It's fear that makes people save. |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:21 AM Response to Reply #9 |
72. "Vain materialsim" - totally nailed!! There's a guy that posts on another |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 12:10 PM Response to Reply #72 |
93. oh yeah... and he probably drives a hummer so he gets more noticed |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:19 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Everyone has bought something that wasn't an "absolute necessity". |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:23 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Wealth is more of a coincidence than a characteristic. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:29 AM Response to Reply #13 |
21. Wealth yes, savings, no. |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:32 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Cool. So if I can put aside $100/week (I can't) that will be nearly $5200/year. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:08 AM Response to Reply #25 |
58. Are you putting nothing in for retirement? |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:41 AM Response to Reply #58 |
84. I just started putting some away. Not because I get paid enough, but because |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:56 AM Response to Reply #84 |
88. I went to a state university to save on college. |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 03:49 PM Response to Reply #88 |
101. I am 37 years old and have never seen $30k in one year. |
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RandomKoolzip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:23 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Do you ever do anything on DU but play "Conservative Conventional Wisdom-spewing |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:55 AM Response to Reply #14 |
48. +1 |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:59 AM Response to Reply #14 |
54. +1 |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:00 AM Response to Reply #14 |
55. To me a true liberal wants to help the poor find ways to save money. |
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jtown1123 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:10 AM Response to Reply #55 |
60. Here's a bit of logic. If you are poor, by definition, you cannot save adequately. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 08:11 PM Response to Reply #60 |
106. You guys are so defeatist. |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:29 AM Response to Reply #55 |
78. There's a good way to help the poor find ways to save money |
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RandomKoolzip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:31 AM Response to Reply #78 |
79. Precisely. +1 |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 07:10 PM Response to Reply #55 |
104. Then you should be fully in favor of more government spending. |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:14 AM Response to Reply #14 |
64. That was, of course, a rhetorical question. -nt |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:17 AM Response to Reply #10 |
67. So, "everyone has foolish moments" translates to "let them suffer"? |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:19 AM Response to Reply #1 |
11. And if you are paid slave wages, then it's pretty well impossible to save. |
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Dept of Beer (957 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:50 AM Response to Reply #11 |
42. But if you work 3 jobs like that lady that Bush II was so proud of... |
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enlightenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:25 AM Response to Reply #1 |
15. You can also work hard and never have enough to save. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:33 AM Response to Reply #1 |
27. You can also work hard, then get a life altering disease that throws you into bankruptcy. nt |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:38 AM Response to Reply #27 |
31. My father, then two years later, my brother. Of my nuclear family, half have lost |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:41 AM Response to Reply #27 |
34. you also can put all your efforts into building a family and then be abandoned or divorced |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 01:40 AM Response to Reply #34 |
112. Lots of rich men file for bankruptcy so wife can't get it in a divorce. |
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Dept of Beer (957 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:48 AM Response to Reply #1 |
38. Do you agree with the republican mindset then? |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:11 AM Response to Reply #38 |
61. Redundant. The post you're replying to is essentially a ''yes'' answer to that question. -nt |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:11 AM Response to Reply #1 |
62. You are so precious. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:22 AM Response to Reply #1 |
73. Or you can work hard and be paid poorly. Or you can work hard |
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Erose999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 12:07 PM Original message |
You can lose your savings in a flash, even if you invested "wisely". I mean if one were to have |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:29 PM Response to Reply #1 |
111. People who make shit wages don't work hard???? |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 07:04 PM Response to Reply #1 |
119. I admire your consistency. |
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Bryn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
3. I picture conservatives who think they will be rich someday ... |
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Dept of Beer (957 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:51 AM Response to Reply #3 |
44. The comic reality is that for the horses that don't win it is off |
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sunwyn (268 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
7. What really sucks is when you have nothing left to save |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:39 AM Response to Reply #7 |
33. whatever do you mean? i love watching that one lady... what is her name?!?! |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:44 AM Response to Reply #33 |
35. my mom told me years ago that her father told her to save a nickel out of every dollar. |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:49 AM Response to Reply #35 |
41. Cool. So get a job where you net $2000 per week, put away $100 every check. |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:55 AM Response to Reply #35 |
49. it is a good idea to save money. my brother in law had lots of bonds or something he was given. |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
16. There are lots of people here who spout that too. n/t |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:27 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Well, I am done being quiet about it. Life is so complex that it takes a truly childish |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:29 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. +1 |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:33 AM Response to Reply #18 |
81. And vain. You think you're OK and will always be OK because you're morally superior. |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
17. or you could work hard, see the factory move to China, lose health insurance, and get sick |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:30 AM Response to Reply #17 |
23. I don't know about that, now. I have a lot of conservative poor people telling me |
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Dept of Beer (957 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:54 AM Response to Reply #17 |
46. Or work, without benefits, in an unforgiving industry that values |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
20. Seems that you are the only person ever to say that.... |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:33 AM Response to Reply #20 |
26. Hm. That is interesting. Maybe I should work hard making bumperstickers! |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:02 AM Response to Reply #20 |
56. LOL! Priceless. |
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Bragi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
24. Now even the middle class can be poor |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
28. Anyone who has ever worked for a living, who said/thought that... |
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kctim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
29. "Anyone who doesn't work hard can never be rich" |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 12:46 PM Response to Reply #29 |
96. Paris Hilton. |
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kctim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 02:07 PM Response to Reply #96 |
99. Yep |
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divvy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
32. washing dishes is very hard work at a busy diner .... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
37. My dad worked his tail off before he died 30 years ago. Then |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:52 AM Response to Reply #37 |
45. I feel for you. My family has been devastated by illness and bills. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
39. I sure as hell am NOT lazy nor are the folks in my family |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:51 AM Response to Reply #39 |
43. It's beautiful. I don't mind. This country is close to knockin each others' teeth in. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:56 AM Response to Reply #43 |
52. yeah... it will |
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Newest Reality (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
47. The secret to being rich is to |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:55 AM Response to Reply #47 |
50. That's brilliant. It is like the opposite of the Knight's Templar! ahahaha |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:57 AM Response to Reply #47 |
53. or you can write a book about how to be rich and convince people to buy it for |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 02:15 PM Response to Reply #47 |
100. It really is that simple! |
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Urban Prairie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
51. Depends on what one considers "poor" to mean. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
57. I'd like to introduce them to the teachers of bay area schools |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
68. If hard work were the only factor |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
74. cell phones and ipods.... |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:46 AM Response to Reply #74 |
86. Oh, I am aware. But according to the conservative Theory of Poverty Relativity |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
80. My grandaddy worked from before sunup to after sundown his whole life... |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:05 PM Response to Reply #80 |
114. this story makes me really sad |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 06:05 PM Response to Reply #114 |
115. They were poor sharecroppers and mormon... |
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EC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
90. Well, I've had 6 different places where I worked close |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
91. The hardest jobs are often the most poorly paid |
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Kermitt Gribble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
95. One of my favorites: |
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Fly by night (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
98. Oh yeah? Try getting busted for growing cannabis and giving it away. |
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saras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
105. Work? Poor? Mahatma Gandhi. end of discussion |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:21 PM Response to Reply #105 |
109. Parody death metal! It's so funny, but it makes so much sense! |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
108. One of the historic whoppers. I bet bullshit no goods that spout that shit |
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Philippine expat (412 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:26 PM Response to Original message |
110. Whats poor/ whats rich? These terms mean different things |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
113. "I never got a job from a poor person, so rich people create jobs" is pretty stupid |
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quaker bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
116. I actually have never worked harder |
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Politicalboi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
117. I should be a Billionaire by now |
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