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JNelson6563

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35. As one who is poor it astounds me.

Sun Mar 31, 2013, 01:43 PM

Mar 2013

I marvel at others who cry poor to me, claiming they get my lot in life. Then you go to their house and see stuffed cabinets and fridge, more food then I could dream of buying. New cars, 67" flatscreen TV and all manner of things I cannot imagine having.

Many think because they don't have all the disposable income they want they are "poor". I find it a thing to marvel at.

Julie

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John Scalzi: Being Poor [View all] Fumesucker Mar 2013 OP

K&R 99Forever Mar 2013 #1

Till it happens too you- ruffburr Mar 2013 #2

This was in the comments to the piece Fumesucker Mar 2013 #3

Wow...so true bpositive Mar 2013 #4

I grew up poor and am still staving off poverty deutsey Mar 2013 #5

I know it never left my parents Skittles Mar 2013 #14

Mine did the same for me. paleotn Mar 2013 #49

I heard a quote in a movie Skittles Mar 2013 #50

Ducking into the drive-in window when you see a cop so he won't see that your plates are expired NBachers Mar 2013 #6

Then voting for Republicans because libruls "tax and spend". xtraxritical Mar 2013 #27

Some pretty heart-breaking stuff from one of my favorite sci-fi writers. Scalzi gets it.... Rowdyboy Mar 2013 #7

Message auto-removed Baraki Mar 2013 #23

First I copied and pasted all the ones I have been through.... Kalidurga Mar 2013 #8

Some years back, probably in the '90's, but perhaps even earlier, SheilaT Mar 2013 #9

The absence of a public transport system GeoWilliam750 Mar 2013 #13

Then there's the problem that there are a lot of SheilaT Mar 2013 #18

I owned a car GeoWilliam750 Mar 2013 #20

one fix away from unemployment ... shireen Mar 2013 #39

Lived my 1st 8 years in the Philippines. Phlem Mar 2013 #10

A beautiful sentiment: CrispyQ Mar 2013 #22

That is how the Hawaiians used to live. dkf Mar 2013 #28

"You don't know what you got til it's gone. Put up a parking lot". xtraxritical Mar 2013 #30

Unfortunately, if we could have been different, we would have been different. valerief Mar 2013 #36

+1. I've had the same experience (not in quite as idyllic a setting though). Did you find anything HiPointDem Mar 2013 #40

The overall "feeling" Phlem Mar 2013 #51

thanks. the same in my experience. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #52

Good rant eridani Mar 2013 #11

Thank you. CrispyQ Mar 2013 #24

Some more that I've done . . . caseymoz Mar 2013 #12

Heartbreaking samplegirl Mar 2013 #15

"Poverty... ReRe Mar 2013 #16

Being poor is having 3 jobs and still selling furniture to pay the electric bill. mountain grammy Mar 2013 #17

Compassionate conservatism. There's not a damned thing compassionate about it. CrispyQ Mar 2013 #26

"Being poor is people who have never been poor wondering why you choose to be so." Dragonfli Mar 2013 #19

So true, Dragonfli, so true. Most of the poor are children, what choice do they have? mountain grammy Mar 2013 #21

+1000 n/t OneGrassRoot Mar 2013 #25

Being poor is Newest Reality Mar 2013 #29

THAT IS SO POWERFUL...and so true. :( OneGrassRoot Mar 2013 #31

Thank you! etherealtruth Mar 2013 #41

Thank you, that's a nice job you did on the graphic Fumesucker Mar 2013 #45

Yep, thank god for NAFTA and president Clinton's fore sight. xtraxritical Mar 2013 #32

Where the hell is DU's proud bootstrap brigade now? Orrex Mar 2013 #33

They're busy counting their 401K money and reading false statistics just1voice Mar 2013 #43

I was a food stamp single mother; no child support. Th1onein Mar 2013 #34

Excellent post. CrispyQ Mar 2013 #44

As one who is poor it astounds me. JNelson6563 Mar 2013 #35

Yes, there is "poor", and there is "poor me"! Curmudgeoness Mar 2013 #37

Crossposting a comment from another thread... OneGrassRoot Mar 2013 #38

Sorry, kittycat cartoons are much more relevant to democratic issues, LOL just1voice Mar 2013 #42

to the greatest page DonCoquixote Mar 2013 #46

And the one the 1% likes best of all: being poor is not getting involved in politics because... Jerry442 Mar 2013 #47

being poor is hoping the toothache goes away.. otherone Mar 2013 #48