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sinkingfeeling

(57,835 posts) Tue Mar 18, 2014, 12:51 PM Mar 2014

Not too long ago, somebody posted an article about being poor and

how sometimes the poor say 'yes' to TV because they have to say 'no' to everything else. It might have been from 'The Atlantic'. Can somebody point me to the article or post?

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Not too long ago, somebody posted an article about being poor and (Original Post) sinkingfeeling Mar 2014 OP

Is this it? appleannie1 Mar 2014 #1

I do believe that's the one! Thanks. sinkingfeeling Mar 2014 #3

I found it on google grasswire Mar 2014 #2

Good article, but not the one I was looking for. sinkingfeeling Mar 2014 #4

appleannie1

(5,457 posts)

1. Is this it?

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Tue Mar 18, 2014, 01:18 PM

Mar 2014

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/27/jamie-oliver-poverty-ready-meals-tv

sinkingfeeling

(57,835 posts)

3. I do believe that's the one! Thanks.

Reply to appleannie1 (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 18, 2014, 01:59 PM

Mar 2014

grasswire

(50,130 posts)

2. I found it on google

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Tue Mar 18, 2014, 01:19 PM

Mar 2014

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/11/your-brain-on-poverty-why-poor-people-seem-to-make-bad-decisions/281780/

sinkingfeeling

(57,835 posts)

4. Good article, but not the one I was looking for.

Reply to grasswire (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 18, 2014, 02:00 PM

Mar 2014

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