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ChandlerJr (554 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 03:37 PM Original message |
Food stamps for fast food argument? |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
1. Moot point. You can't buy fast food with food stamps. |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 03:42 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Actually, in some states you now can do just that |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 03:46 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Damn, that's awful news. |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 03:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. that's changing |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 03:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
17. not so, in some circumstances |
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virgogal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
2. Good comparative info. Thanks. |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
3. If a homeless person cooks, is it a home-cooked meal? n/t |
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JohnnyRingo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 03:49 PM Response to Reply #3 |
15. I believe in Ohio one needs a permanent address to get benefits. |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 04:26 PM Response to Reply #15 |
30. The OP is bullshit. Nothing in the linked article about Food Assistance programs |
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JohnnyRingo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 05:54 PM Response to Reply #30 |
45. Wow... you should have told me to duck. |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 12:26 AM Response to Reply #45 |
72. It's not duck, it's chicken! |
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Speck Tater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
6. How on earth can you spend $9.26 on beans and rice. Are those gold-plated beans? |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 03:48 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Yep, even if you buy small packages it's not even close. |
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Speck Tater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 03:51 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. Maybe they're organic beans from Whole Foods. I paid 52 cents a pound for pintos most recently. nt |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 02:20 PM Response to Reply #18 |
97. Deleted message |
closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 03:57 PM Response to Reply #6 |
23. They're using a recipe with bacon, green peppers, etc. |
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Systematic Chaos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 03:59 PM Response to Reply #6 |
24. One possibility is that they're adding in the cost of all the spices as well. |
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Speck Tater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 06:19 PM Response to Reply #24 |
46. Also, it didn't specify how many servings. |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
7. Gives busy parents more time to do 'parenting'...? |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
8. It's a BAD IDEA. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 04:06 PM Response to Reply #8 |
26. And perhaps a little dill? |
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eyesroll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
10. And how much for the transportation to a decent grocery store? |
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w0nderer (430 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 07:19 PM Response to Reply #10 |
65. +1 for having a clue |
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lunasun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 01:42 AM Response to Reply #65 |
87. + 2 for reality check |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
12. yeah, but you could get 4 McChickens for $4,50 |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 03:53 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. that's a very good point |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 03:48 AM Response to Reply #12 |
76. And chow down on handfuls of it, right on the spot n/t |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
13. Now show us how to cook that under a bridge with a piece of old newspaper for a heat source.. |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
14. assuming you have an oven, and electricity/gas, and a home for that matter |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 04:39 PM Response to Reply #14 |
33. Access to a car and a nearby grocery store. |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
16. There are a couple of other points here. |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 03:53 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. It does apply to grocery prepared meals. |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 04:07 PM Response to Reply #16 |
27. the other people in the store will sure think they have the right to decide what you can get. |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 04:45 PM Response to Reply #27 |
35. More good points |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 08:52 PM Response to Reply #27 |
47. When I was in your sister's shoes, I spent all day Sunday shopping |
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Amaril (447 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 11:27 AM Response to Reply #47 |
102. I did the same |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 02:44 AM Response to Reply #27 |
92. ha! |
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MerryBlooms (940 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
19. There's nothing about this OP that isn't BS. unrec |
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Spike89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
22. Impossible, but also unfair |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 04:34 PM Response to Reply #22 |
32. Great post |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 03:46 PM Response to Reply #22 |
61. +100,000 |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 02:45 AM Response to Reply #22 |
93. good post! |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-17-11 01:10 AM Response to Reply #22 |
103. +lots |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
25. Chickens are almost $10 all by themselves. That estimate |
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former9thward (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 04:43 PM Response to Reply #25 |
34. Maybe you are buying chickens in a gold plated mansion. |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 04:52 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. Then you're awfully lucky. |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 04:52 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. i am sure the price varies depending on where you live. I remember when I could |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 04:57 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. I know. Chickens will never be on sale for 4.00 here again. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 04:56 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. No, Safeway. They're about 8.50. |
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former9thward (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 05:06 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. I traveled for about 2 months this summer to quite a few states. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 05:20 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. I've been having to stretch and fret to feed us here |
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quiller4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-17-11 01:21 AM Response to Reply #40 |
104. Less than $5 at Safeway in my area n/t |
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polly7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
28. The article linked says nothing about food stamps. |
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Retrograde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 03:05 PM Response to Reply #28 |
57. Why are you trying to bring reason into the discussion? |
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FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 02:01 AM Response to Reply #57 |
75. And just how tasty |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
29. I'm all for letting people buy and eat what they want. Even the poor. |
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demmiblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
31. People are so naive when it comes to the plight of the poor. Unrec. n/t |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
36. Not this bullshit AGAIN. |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 04:52 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. +1 |
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MerryBlooms (940 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 05:06 PM Response to Reply #36 |
42. Demonizing the poor is much more important than facts. *sigh |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 11:52 PM Response to Reply #36 |
70. This is the same place |
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lunasun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 02:23 AM Response to Reply #70 |
88. rice and beans should have been in those baskets!!!haven't you heard??? |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 12:34 PM Response to Reply #88 |
94. I had someone at the store behind me in line |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
48. hugh |
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distantearlywarning (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
49. A roast chicken? Come on. |
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lunasun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 02:31 AM Response to Reply #49 |
90. Seriously, people of DU really need to think about this kind of crap before they post it. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
50. I have a coupon for 2 Thickburgers for $5, it sure beats pinto beans and rice. |
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MrMickeysMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
51. Here are the facts in my neck of the woods... |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-11 11:34 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. bought a chicken, cooked, for $5 tonite |
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MrMickeysMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 05:39 AM Response to Reply #52 |
53. True.... |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 06:36 AM Response to Reply #53 |
54. true. |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 09:14 AM Response to Reply #53 |
55. what is your point? |
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MrMickeysMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 08:55 PM Response to Reply #55 |
68. What? |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 04:44 PM Response to Reply #52 |
62. so you have a car, and a house, and a stove, and electricity/gas, and pots and pans |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 08:44 PM Response to Reply #62 |
67. Oh my god.... |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 01:47 AM Response to Reply #67 |
73. when you post, it's a little more Republican |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 09:16 AM Response to Reply #73 |
77. How did I complain about food stamps? Re-read my post. |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 07:28 PM Response to Reply #67 |
84. all I am saying is that some are less fortunate than you |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 01:48 AM Response to Reply #62 |
74. and a household 6-figure income |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 12:34 PM Response to Reply #74 |
79. who is "they"? |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 01:28 PM Response to Reply #79 |
81. pretend you don't know |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:08 PM Response to Reply #81 |
82. still waiting to know who they is |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 12:58 PM Response to Reply #52 |
80. who is going to pay for your Medicare and Social Security if people don't have kids? |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 04:09 PM Response to Reply #80 |
83. ignore time |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 02:33 AM Response to Reply #83 |
91. i don't think you're ignoring me because of any of that, but because answering will... |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 12:42 PM Response to Reply #80 |
95. Weak counterargument. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 03:34 PM Response to Reply #95 |
99. Weak liberal = you |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 11:02 AM Response to Reply #99 |
101. I didn't know it was a pillar of liberalism |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 07:51 PM Response to Reply #52 |
85. "Stop having kids" is the Republican way of looking at the problem |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 02:30 AM Response to Reply #85 |
89. I agree, but it would also be good to see these kids as an opportunity rather than a burden |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 12:45 PM Response to Reply #89 |
96. If that becomes a serious concern, we can always allow more immigration |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
56. yes, i can roast that chicken on my hot plate! n/t |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
58. Get next to a copy of Barbara Ehrenreich's "Nickel and Dimed" at once |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
59. Yeah, people on food stamps just end up using them on Winstons and Big Macs |
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Guy Whitey Corngood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
60. Interesting post and run. nt |
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etherealtruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 05:22 PM Response to Reply #60 |
63. I beg to differ .... |
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Guy Whitey Corngood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 07:02 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. I did use the wrong choice of word. I shoul've just said ''obvious''. nt |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
66. Eat them Beans and Rice, 3 times a day, 7 days a week... |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 01:12 AM Response to Reply #66 |
86. no cable |
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foreigncorrespondent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-11 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
69. Where I live in Australia... |
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Whisp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 12:02 AM Response to Original message |
71. unrec. |
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Zoeisright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
78. Plus a car to get to a decent grocery store, plus a working kitchen to make |
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100. Unrec for divorce from reality. |
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