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Glitterati

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18. Obviously

Reply to demwing (Reply #16)

Wed Mar 13, 2013, 06:56 AM

Mar 2013

These folks think it would have been OK for her to "give" the abuser one of the kids to beat and kill. They think, at least then, she'd have a home and wouldn't be a burden on society. (With the added bonus that there's one less kid on the planet.)

Urrrrgh! These people make me sick, sick, sick. Paul Ryan wannabes.

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Raising 5 Kids in a Tiny Camper? The Atrocious Ways America Treats Poor Women and Children [View all] xchrom Mar 2013 OP

k/r Fridays Child Mar 2013 #1

I certainly agree with the article's gist cali Mar 2013 #2

Class mobility in the US is among the lowest in the developed world Fumesucker Mar 2013 #5

Yep. I'm not arguing that- though I hate that phrase "the developed world" cali Mar 2013 #7

Wrong link FBaggins Mar 2013 #8

That refers to UPWARD class mobility, I presume. nt raccoon Mar 2013 #34

Tell me, have you ever really done it, and I mean having worked for decades duffyduff Mar 2013 #30

So, where are all those anti-choicers now? Le Taz Hot Mar 2013 #3

+100. But... HiPointDem Mar 2013 #4

This is Paul Ryan's budget, writ large Glitterati Mar 2013 #6

how about not having five kids? RILib Mar 2013 #9

How about reading the story? Glitterati Mar 2013 #10

OP not concerned demwing Mar 2013 #16

Obviously Glitterati Mar 2013 #18

People who complain about excess TheManInTheMac Mar 2013 #35

It should be noted she also became pregnant again, with #6 dixiegrrrrl Mar 2013 #23

Your point is? Glitterati Mar 2013 #25

I actually read the article, where it says.... dixiegrrrrl Mar 2013 #37

You are more than welcome to jump off a bridge... Earth_First Mar 2013 #11

And we have the first post that blames the victim gollygee Mar 2013 #13

you speak for the planet? demwing Mar 2013 #14

Sad When Her Living Space.... grilled onions Mar 2013 #12

I'm not in the 1% gollygee Mar 2013 #15

I would wager the 1%ers average walk-in closet is considerably bullwinkle428 Mar 2013 #26

In a nation with more empty houses than homeless people. An obvious solution would be to take back Egalitarian Thug Mar 2013 #17

Now, you're just being silly Glitterati Mar 2013 #19

Yeah I know. I'm just an unrealistic, pony-wanting, bleeding heart, purist. Egalitarian Thug Mar 2013 #22

It's all her fault for making bad choices Orrex Mar 2013 #20

This article next to the one about google execs abelenkpe Mar 2013 #21

So why isn't the deadbeat dad being forced to provide housing and pay child support? yellowcanine Mar 2013 #24

Did you bother to read the story? Glitterati Mar 2013 #27

So - your argument with my take is that the system is NOT screwed up? yellowcanine Mar 2013 #28

Didn't say that Glitterati Mar 2013 #29

"Custody issues are the realm of the courts, not CPS." yellowcanine Mar 2013 #31

Perhaps you need to have a conversation with your legislators Glitterati Mar 2013 #33

Not mutually exclusive. The issue came up here. I commented on it because that is the purpose of yellowcanine Mar 2013 #36

I can't believe some of the responses here duffyduff Mar 2013 #32

And she was in a park. Colonias here are far worse Warpy Mar 2013 #38

K&R nt demosocialist Mar 2013 #39