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Are you just stupid?

Eri — 8/9/2009 5:20:20 PM (archived)

The woman couldn't afford to go back to school; could not afford to go into training programs even if free because she had to eat and have a roof over her head.

You people just don't get what being POOR is really like. Maybe you ought to experience it for a few months.

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What would happen if - - - ? - Bowser - 8/7/2009 2:46:08 AM
- That was interesting. - Bowser - 8/10/2009 4:23:02 AM
  - No imagine. - Lee - 8/10/2009 6:39:14 PM
  - re: "$oul$" - TB - 8/10/2009 3:51:17 PM
    - A good argument except for the fatal flaw. - Bowser - 8/11/2009 5:00:49 AM
      - re: fatal flaws - TB - 8/11/2009 4:43:00 PM
      - Great post Bowz - Lindy - 8/11/2009 1:17:33 PM
  - "On good days..." - Lindy - 8/10/2009 1:33:14 PM
- How can an invention be a basic right? - Lee - 8/7/2009 3:57:04 AM
  - re: How can an invention be a basic right? - Doug Ellison - 8/8/2009 7:51:13 AM
    - A good argument can be made - FrankC - 8/8/2009 7:45:31 PM
      - re: "Things that must be paid for by others are not inherent rights." - alcaray - 8/9/2009 1:15:16 AM
      - In my state - Eri - 8/8/2009 11:18:15 PM
      - Government health care - TB - 8/8/2009 10:03:30 PM
        
        It is a bad situation for those in the category of Eri and Alcaray - FrankC - 8/9/2009 3:42:45 AM
        
        re: It is a bad situation - TB - 8/9/2009 3:56:11 AM
        
        I.E. - Eri - 8/9/2009 4:02:07 AM
        
        Did she ever think of doing something other than being a masseuse? - Lee - 8/9/2009 12:57:22 PM
        
        Are you just stupid? - Eri - 8/9/2009 5:20:20 PM
        
        Oh I experienced it for a lot longer than a few months. - Lee - 8/10/2009 1:46:28 AM
        
        This is what my son is going to apply for... - Jody - 8/9/2009 6:19:13 PM
        
        Free insulin - TB - 8/9/2009 4:34:27 AM
        
        Dayam! - Eri - 8/9/2009 4:53:05 AM
        
        The booklets are already out there. - TB - 8/9/2009 5:00:01 AM
        
        Then why does no one know of these resources? - Eri - 8/9/2009 5:31:37 AM
        
        How do you know that? - TB - 8/9/2009 6:11:32 AM
        
        Because I know people who have been to the Pharmacy when they couldn't afford the drug. - Eri - 8/9/2009 5:21:49 PM
        
        Maybe this will help... - Jody - 8/9/2009 7:13:19 PM
        
        The problem with SS disability is it takes a minimum of 6 months to get it through - Eri - 8/9/2009 3:46:19 AM
        
        It's a good thing we're on flame. - Eri - 8/8/2009 11:10:40 PM
        
        I also don't qualify for either program. - alcaray - 8/9/2009 1:20:09 AM
        
        Options. - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/10/2009 1:25:52 AM
        
        SS disability - Eri - 8/9/2009 3:50:13 AM
        
        If you're actually disabled, you might qualify for Medicaid - TB - 8/9/2009 1:39:16 AM
        
        Medicaid Eligibility - Eri - 8/9/2009 3:57:32 AM
        
        What do you want? - TB - 8/9/2009 4:06:09 AM
        
        What do I want? - Eri - 8/9/2009 5:28:08 PM
        
        So, because what we have doesn't work, we sit on our hands and do nothing? - Eri - 8/9/2009 5:23:54 PM
        
        The whole frigging point is that it DOES work. - TB - 8/9/2009 6:42:51 PM
    - Are you saying that clean water and a house are innate and basic rights? - Lee - 8/8/2009 12:49:32 PM
      - Forget it, Lee. - TB - 8/8/2009 5:53:00 PM
        
        We're not in France; we're in the U.S. - Eri - 8/8/2009 11:24:06 PM
        
        re: Forget it, Lee. - Lindy - 8/8/2009 9:15:26 PM
      - re: Are you saying that clean water and a house are innate and basic rights? - Doug Ellison - 8/8/2009 2:03:32 PM
        
        Those are services, not rights. - Lee - 8/8/2009 11:25:54 PM
        
        That is the program. - alcaray - 8/8/2009 5:39:17 PM
        
        For God's sake, don't tempt him! (n/t) - Eri - 8/8/2009 5:33:45 PM
  - Not necessarily so. - Eri - 8/7/2009 4:17:31 AM
    - "Pursue" is not the same thing as "force others to give it to us." (n/t) - TB - 8/7/2009 12:52:23 PM
      - Nobody is standing there with a gun. - Eri - 8/7/2009 9:51:04 PM
        
        re: Nobody is standing there with a gun. - TB - 8/8/2009 12:45:49 AM

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