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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 10:33 AM Original message |
Poverty - an eye opener yesterday |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
1. That's not much information |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 10:41 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I had to be very nonspecific |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 10:44 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. I'm interested in what circumstances led to the person being unable to support himself or hersself |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 10:49 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. The person is sick |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 11:01 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Bummer |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 12:16 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. why do you want to know? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 12:33 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Why shouldn't I be interested? It's a human interest story, and I'm human. |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 12:53 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. No one ever asks how rich people fell into their wealth |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 01:07 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Very good point, thank you! |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 04:47 PM Response to Reply #17 |
24. Sure they do |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 12:54 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Hidden in that question is usually the desire to judge. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 04:48 PM Response to Reply #18 |
25. Not so well hidden in your reply is an assumption that my motives are bad |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 04:59 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Many saw the motives before, believe me. |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 12:21 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Why should we tolerate any safety net being "obviously inadequate?" |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 12:24 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Because there are so many other things that are so much more important, |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 12:33 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. We shouldn't |
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Bigmack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 03:22 PM Response to Reply #4 |
22. I am NOT attacking you... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 04:48 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Huh? |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 05:01 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. the "theys" you speak of bear little resemblance to reality. |
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Bigmack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 05:53 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. What? Is it so difficult to understand that... |
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etherealtruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 06:04 PM Response to Reply #4 |
30. Perhaps they live in a severely economically depressed area |
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Autumn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
2. Poverty. In the greatest Country in the world. |
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katnapped (938 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 11:00 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Of course it's the greatest in the world... |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 12:18 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. You got that right! |
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eilen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
8. I had a convo the other day with an old friend of mine |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 12:21 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. "It's pretty bad when Conservative on Steroids turn you against your own mother." |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 12:42 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. Doing thier corporate masters proud |
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KT2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 03:28 PM Response to Reply #8 |
23. How to fix that |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
19. recommend. |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-12-11 03:09 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. "Right here", indeed. |
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