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122. That was actually funny reading the comments...
Thu Sep 30, 2021, 03:43 PM
Sep 2021

The "How dare you criticize my fur-baby choices" attitudes went ballistic! Whoosh! That was the sound of your point blowing over their heads...lol

This message was self-deleted by its author snowybirdie Sep 2021 #1
You obviously didn't read it. FSogol Sep 2021 #2
Here you go. BannonsLiver Sep 2021 #6
LOL. n/t FSogol Sep 2021 #7
LOL! Missn-Hitch Sep 2021 #64
Holy mother of God heckles65 Sep 2021 #66
That's because it's not really a patriotic song localroger Sep 2021 #79
+1 and thank you! Totally Tunsie Sep 2021 #92
He has an Oliver! A Real American man has a Minneapolis-Moline StClone Sep 2021 #115
Why so many people of color in that clip? Grins Sep 2021 #143
I tear up whenever I hear that song alittlelark Sep 2021 #155
I feel like a cat that just coughed up a hairball after listening to that and shutting it off again. NullTuples Sep 2021 #161
And this is why the problem remains. Aristus Sep 2021 #10
+1 KPN Sep 2021 #48
Wow! Love your response. It is the solution to what ails us! vishnura Sep 2021 #52
THIS malaise Sep 2021 #59
It has to be more difficult than shooting the messenger. soldierant Sep 2021 #131
I was born in the US. Grew up here. And have lived all over the US. róisín_dubh Sep 2021 #28
Cheaper???? Dublin? Paris???? Austria??? Denmark???? cinematicdiversions Sep 2021 #58
My place in England is 1 hour from London... róisín_dubh Sep 2021 #137
So you don't like the message so you want to kick the messenger. Get out of bubble much? Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2021 #32
Seriously? KPN Sep 2021 #54
This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Sep 2021 #60
This message was self-deleted by its author Prof. Toru Tanaka Sep 2021 #134
It's not that easy DSandra Sep 2021 #73
Forum rules dictate that I not respond to this how I would like Ferrets are Cool Sep 2021 #76
Did you read it? NQAS Sep 2021 #77
👍 Joinfortmill Sep 2021 #91
You're obviously pleased with the current state of the country... tenderfoot Sep 2021 #80
Excellent read. And sobering. chia Sep 2021 #3
When my German friend comes over, she can't believe the price of food Mysterian Sep 2021 #4
And the cost of housing is insane PatSeg Sep 2021 #11
++ appalachiablue Sep 2021 #41
Americans are trinket rich, but equity poor. CrispyQ Sep 2021 #67
Oh yes, that is perfect! PatSeg Sep 2021 #99
Thats a good phrase leighbythesea2 Sep 2021 #129
it has shifted dramatically since Reagan. Evolve Dammit Sep 2021 #163
THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 uponit7771 Sep 2021 #169
+1 Auggie Oct 2021 #173
Our "toys" are part of the problem. thucythucy Oct 2021 #199
Oh, that was an excellent rant PatSeg Oct 2021 #202
:-) Lemon Lyman Oct 2021 #217
This is one of my all time favorite clips. thucythucy Oct 2021 #220
It must be tough being that downtrodden. mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2021 #5
At no point did he claim to be downtrodden. He's talking about America's working poor and FSogol Sep 2021 #9
Do you Ad Hominem Barbara Ehrenreich, too? maxsolomon Sep 2021 #18
Elitist fuckwad living ivory tower lifestyle telling how the poors how poor they are? Fuck him Shanti Shanti Shanti Sep 2021 #21
"I lived overseas" BannonsLiver Sep 2021 #23
I lived in Greece, Thailand, the Phillipines, not London, Paris or Berlin, so I should shut up, eh Shanti Shanti Shanti Sep 2021 #26
Good call. BannonsLiver Sep 2021 #27
So Greece is the lone European place you lived? Johnny2X2X Sep 2021 #31
Oh I just decided to stir things up, went to Walmart and got prescipt sunglasses for $94, I'm good Shanti Shanti Shanti Sep 2021 #75
I also lived for months at a time in Colombia, Peru and Brazil, yeah, Americans are spoiled, you bet Shanti Shanti Shanti Sep 2021 #85
Do their citizens have to start go-fund-me campaigns to help pay for health care too? tenderfoot Sep 2021 #106
What health care? Villiage doctors,drink water from the rivers, be lucky to have a toilet that works Shanti Shanti Shanti Sep 2021 #110
So our dirt poor are living large? tenderfoot Sep 2021 #127
Yep, all guilty, its OK though, civilization ends when the power goes out, its only a matter of time Shanti Shanti Shanti Sep 2021 #128
Uh huh. ShazzieB Sep 2021 #150
Probably RobinA Sep 2021 #39
Lol, this. Treefrog Sep 2021 #90
Debt crisis Greece is your sole European example? TiberiusB Sep 2021 #43
Fuck him because he is right? I've lived many years in USA and Canada. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2021 #33
He's got his whole "We're DOOMED! USA IS DOOMED, EUROPE IS DOOMED!" Schtick going for him, yeah Shanti Shanti Shanti Sep 2021 #102
Amazing what drivel is considered great analysis here grantcart Sep 2021 #50
You're comparing rent with purchasing? Where I live (SoCal) lower incomes can't afford to purchase chia Sep 2021 #87
There is much more volatility in rental markets so it shouldnt grantcart Sep 2021 #142
The US also has one of the lowest entry levels for first time home buyers grantcart Sep 2021 #144
You realize you need a sizable down payment, plus there's PMI until your equity is over 20% chia Oct 2021 #175
Agree with the drivel part, at least as it applies to this article. Equomba Sep 2021 #105
Drivel indeed wellst0nev0ter Oct 2021 #181
As I stated, it was the first source I happened upon, Equomba Oct 2021 #205
From your website wellst0nev0ter Oct 2021 #207
And? Equomba Oct 2021 #210
Seriously? Celerity Sep 2021 #57
I live in Germany Old Crank Sep 2021 #74
This message was self-deleted by its author Old Crank Sep 2021 #78
Spoken like an elitist with plenty for housing, food, fuel and repairs tenderfoot Sep 2021 #100
"Tell us how lucky we are in regard to affordable health care." ShazzieB Sep 2021 #152
There's a lot of people in this thread that make Ayn Rand look compassionate tenderfoot Sep 2021 #154
Sad but true. 😒 ShazzieB Sep 2021 #160
thinking the same thing Evolve Dammit Sep 2021 #164
This is supposed to be DU, right? wellst0nev0ter Sep 2021 #165
Sounds rather harsh. Equomba Sep 2021 #171
WTF? This is the sort of emotional, illogical, "patriotic" reaction that the Rs have relied on for KPN Sep 2021 #56
DOOMSAYERS, irk me , jibber jabber, thats all he writes Shanti Shanti Shanti Sep 2021 #114
Nice Screed Old Crank Sep 2021 #84
Thanks for bio. Guy knows of what he's talking about. Joinfortmill Sep 2021 #95
I follow him on Medium. smirkymonkey Sep 2021 #124
I recall a thread about dogs this week. JanMichael Sep 2021 #8
Dang, I pretty much knew all that, but it was still depressing Biophilic Sep 2021 #12
Statistics show we do well in cost-of-living compared to Europe. But Afghanistan is cheap. Hoyt Sep 2021 #13
I think that metric is incomplete Johnny2X2X Sep 2021 #17
Utilities, loans (borrowing to pay for things), etc., are included in "cost-of-living." But it is Hoyt Sep 2021 #20
Well, This Guy RobinA Sep 2021 #40
Yep. twodogsbarking Sep 2021 #22
COL index includes healthcare. New York and California are expensive the rest of the country isn't uponit7771 Oct 2021 #191
Food is cheap, but health care is hellishly expensive in US and not great unless you have gold. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2021 #35
+1, nice facts. Thx for this uponit7771 Oct 2021 #189
This is a must read Johnny2X2X Sep 2021 #14
"To not be poor, you need savings." tiredtoo Sep 2021 #36
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2021 #38
I've read Richest Man in Babylon Johnny2X2X Sep 2021 #45
Amen. Joinfortmill Sep 2021 #96
I Disagree RobinA Sep 2021 #46
Well it should be obvious if you don't have income you can't save. tiredtoo Sep 2021 #69
No, there is a whole Karma13612 Oct 2021 #176
Have no intention of arguing the point but tiredtoo Oct 2021 #201
The infrastructure requiring car ownership IS the trap Effete Snob Sep 2021 #70
That's a huge factor Johnny2X2X Sep 2021 #71
Europeans are pissed because they ain't got a Starbucks on every corner.... and 3Hotdogs Sep 2021 #15
America does not believe in helping its citizens. Irish_Dem Sep 2021 #16
Not "America." Republicons. Big difference. JudyM Sep 2021 #166
Recent events show us it is not just the GOP. Irish_Dem Oct 2021 #188
What do you mean? The whole Democratic Patty is Both Sides because of a few people? betsuni Oct 2021 #194
IKWYM but they are outliers, not representative of the Democratic party, at least IMO. JudyM Oct 2021 #203
Yes, Americans have been deluded with propaganda while corporations take in enormous profits dlk Sep 2021 #19
This all started with raygun Casady1 Sep 2021 #24
Yup Joinfortmill Sep 2021 #97
++++++++++++++++++++ not fooled Sep 2021 #167
No Mad_Machine76 Sep 2021 #25
I don't want to be like EU Calculating Sep 2021 #53
Well, in the few urban centers of Europe I have been, driving is not a thing... Moostache Sep 2021 #98
$8 a liter for gas is appx. $2.11 -sorry, this post should be trashed. haele Sep 2021 #120
1 gallon about 3.8 litres, at $8 each $30 nt msongs Sep 2021 #138
Not Close ProfessorGAC Sep 2021 #147
This is right on. Not only are you being ripped off... LakeArenal Sep 2021 #29
Back in April, at the age of 65 iwillalwayswonderwhy Sep 2021 #30
Since you are 65 you would be covered by Medicare. former9thward Sep 2021 #107
that covers about 80% Skittles Sep 2021 #172
Not on a hospital visit. former9thward Oct 2021 #177
that is not all you are charged for Skittles Oct 2021 #179
Under Medicare you still have to pay for the ambulance and burrowowl Oct 2021 #180
"Free" has a cost. former9thward Oct 2021 #182
The US and UK have burrowowl Oct 2021 #215
How long are we going to blame our problems on long dead people? former9thward Oct 2021 #216
The problem with these articles is it is hard to trust anyone. Steelrolled Sep 2021 #34
Totally Biased RobinA Sep 2021 #47
Correct grantcart Sep 2021 #51
+1 uponit7771 Sep 2021 #170
A little digging on the author Dukkha Sep 2021 #145
Europe is more expensive to live than the US (COLI Link) uponit7771 Oct 2021 #192
I'm in the top 20% Marthe48 Sep 2021 #37
I agree with much of the article. cate94 Sep 2021 #42
K&R bluewater Sep 2021 #44
Shorter article Loki Liesmith Sep 2021 #49
Depressingly true. Dems should burn the whole system down Roc2020 Sep 2021 #55
I don't know what it costs to live in the states anymore LittleGirl Sep 2021 #61
We pay so much for healthcare so we don't have hundreds of thousands dying of treatable issues IronLionZion Sep 2021 #62
We still have one of the greatest propaganda machines in the world OldBaldy1701E Oct 2021 #187
He fails to mention how lobbyists buy the politicians to enact the laws that protect them, and bucolic_frolic Sep 2021 #63
US ranked 17th in overall quality of life rankings. Jon King Sep 2021 #65
Median Household Income in the US varies from $67.5k to $79.9k, depending on source Martin Eden Sep 2021 #68
He said average income Old Crank Sep 2021 #82
"Average" could divide the total population by total income Martin Eden Sep 2021 #111
Could be Individual v Household Thew Sep 2021 #86
I totally disagree with the idea that life is immeasurably better in Canada. BobTheSubgenius Sep 2021 #72
Thank you! Duppers Sep 2021 #133
My grandparents homesteaded on the Saskatchewan prairie in the early 1900s. Grasswire2 Sep 2021 #146
I guess the price would depend, as the price of all land does, on location and quality. BobTheSubgenius Oct 2021 #213
You are more than welcome....and thank you, as well! BobTheSubgenius Oct 2021 #212
A bit of an over simplification, of course. RVN VET71 Sep 2021 #81
Further to this post, watch Michael Moore's "Where to Invade Next" OMGWTF Sep 2021 #83
He has a point Joinfortmill Sep 2021 #88
What happened to DU? Loge23 Sep 2021 #89
Because RobinA Sep 2021 #101
+1 chia Sep 2021 #113
Did you see my thread about the average family owning a DOG? Thtwudbeme Sep 2021 #117
That was actually funny reading the comments... radicalleft Sep 2021 #122
Jesus, you aren't kidding. Thank you Thtwudbeme Sep 2021 #126
EVERYTHING is more expensive radicalleft Sep 2021 #130
Agreed, there's a huge "love it or leave it" response traitorsgalore Sep 2021 #151
Absolutely. This country is one giant corporation that chews up and spits out its citizens budkin Sep 2021 #93
Lol this thread WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2021 #94
Umair Haque publishes many deep and dark articles a week - I read them on medium.com erronis Sep 2021 #103
Veilikovsky sold a lot of books on the DOOMSDAY scenarios too, Worlds in Collision Earth in Upheaval Shanti Shanti Shanti Sep 2021 #112
K&R BlueJac Sep 2021 #104
I tried to read the piece and got the following response Ford_Prefect Sep 2021 #108
Still works for me. n/t FSogol Sep 2021 #109
Tried another browser, SRware Iron to Firefox, and it worked ok THX. Ford_Prefect Sep 2021 #135
The statistical analysis is skewed and his facts are weird Sympthsical Sep 2021 #116
We have a two bedroom house in Podunk, NC Thtwudbeme Sep 2021 #119
Even with that, you're well below his averages Sympthsical Sep 2021 #132
Many in the South Thtwudbeme Sep 2021 #156
Very accurate and depressing article. And the sad thing is NOTHING will ever change here beaglelover Sep 2021 #118
K&R spanone Sep 2021 #121
Yes and no. Act_of_Reparation Sep 2021 #123
Archiving leighbythesea2 Sep 2021 #125
I guess I have it pretty good. CaptainTruth Sep 2021 #136
+1 betsuni Sep 2021 #149
Umair has made SO many mistakes in logic that I'm beginning to believe it's on purpose. Equomba Sep 2021 #162
I'm pretty sure everyone has an agenda, wouldn't you agree? ChubbyStar Oct 2021 #204
Sure, I guess you could say that to one degree or another everyone Equomba Oct 2021 #218
$100 or less for heating, electricity and gas? Don't know if I paid that little in 1983... chia Oct 2021 #178
We pay that now Sympthsical Oct 2021 #183
Perhaps you can help me make sense of this. Equomba Sep 2021 #139
some relevant information presented hysterically by an elitist. nt msongs Sep 2021 #140
three words: temporarily embarrassed millionaires Dukkha Sep 2021 #141
Yes, perfect, one of many contributing factors Auggie Sep 2021 #168
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. onecaliberal Sep 2021 #148
That was a great read. LiberatedUSA Sep 2021 #153
Because Republicans politicized religion and created a media empire to spread their propaganda. betsuni Sep 2021 #157
America is a great scam if you can pull it off. Crunchy Frog Sep 2021 #158
Thes are the facts Progressive dog Sep 2021 #159
Pointless to compare the US with undeveloped countries Johnny2X2X Oct 2021 #197
America is part of the developed world Progressive dog Oct 2021 #208
I guess he's never been to Tokyo, London, Singapore, the Emirates, Dubai, or Disneyland. marble falls Oct 2021 #174
Carefully selected statistics and vague generalizations do not describe ANY country accurately DFW Oct 2021 #184
+10000000000000000000000000Thankyou. betsuni Oct 2021 #186
+1. n/t obnoxiousdrunk Oct 2021 #209
A couple of comments on article Kaleva Oct 2021 #185
An economy driven mainly by greed moondust Oct 2021 #190
I remember several years ago posting here... Takket Oct 2021 #193
Actually...You're Being Screwed In More Ways Than You Realize DAngelo136 Oct 2021 #195
Actually...You're Being Screwed In More Ways Than You Realize DAngelo136 Oct 2021 #196
When I first spotted this thread yesterday unsure where it was going lambchopp59 Oct 2021 #198
People have a visceral reaction to criticism of America from an outsider, so I understand that FSogol Oct 2021 #200
Michael Moore's movie "Where to Invade Next" kskiska Oct 2021 #206
I read this post yesterday Marthe48 Oct 2021 #211
Unfortunately, the US is a failed state. BeckyDem Oct 2021 #214
At this point, I should start exploring moving back to Europe. Mr. Scorpio Oct 2021 #219
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