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cvoogt

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23. hmm

Sun Apr 7, 2013, 10:06 PM

Apr 2013

I don't know what the RW talking points are since I don't follow any of that, I just react to what I have experience personally. Don't think I am diminishing anyone's suffering; it's all bad. In some place it is just more widespread and more extreme than in the US. That is just a fact. The difference between living under an overpass in the US and living under an overpass in Agra (let's say) is in the US you may be able to get your gangrene leg amputated WITH anesthesia in emergency care, whereas in Agra you might not have that 'luxury'. I've seen some pretty shocking poverty in the US, but more shocking in India, Ethiopia etc, plain and simple. Doesn't make the suffering in the US any less significant. If you are the one living through it, it's bad and society should be there for you to help you out. I'd like to see humanity get beyond just individual countries helping out their own poor, and band together to improve conditions for poor around the world. I'll settle for #1 any day, and even that is asking too much, perhaps.

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Poverty...it's not sexy [View all] nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 OP

and we're lucky cvoogt Apr 2013 #1

that is a rw talking point nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #3

thanks cvoogt Apr 2013 #24

Dude, I have seen the same conditions here in the US that you speak of. Lady Freedom Returns Apr 2013 #37

I hear ya cvoogt Apr 2013 #40

Until recently, we also had a much better social safety net, deutsey Apr 2013 #47

I don't think so either.n/t Lady Freedom Returns Apr 2013 #48

tool of oppression? cvoogt Apr 2013 #27

Ok, let me explain this as basically as I can nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #32

Yeah, I know about all that cvoogt Apr 2013 #33

Because they are lazy bastards, and not among the chosen few nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #35

It's not laziness cvoogt Apr 2013 #39

Really? One of five American children go to bed hungry every night. sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #6

A point that needs to be at the front of the entitlement and tax cut for the wealthy discussions.... midnight Apr 2013 #13

Need to sit down nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #19

I have been poor in America. cvoogt Apr 2013 #21

It is not that you think it is a RW talking point nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #34

Seen poverty in Appalachia cvoogt Apr 2013 #36

not golden cvoogt Apr 2013 #41

Very good post and you sound like a wonderful person. sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #46

good point cvoogt Apr 2013 #25

That was true back in the fifties. Today our homeless are no better off than Cleita Apr 2013 #8

Sorry, I posted your sentiments (almost exactly) etherealtruth Apr 2013 #12

No need to apologize. The more posts. The more reinforcement of the truth. eom Cleita Apr 2013 #15

Alas, I am not even speaking of homeless nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #20

I agree cvoogt Apr 2013 #22

The Fascists Koch Brothers and Goldman Sachs are responsible for poverty everywhere Win-the-fight Apr 2013 #28

They pulled a slow one on us cvoogt Apr 2013 #30

Because it was a different form of poverty nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #31

Oh for the love of Pete etherealtruth Apr 2013 #10

hmm cvoogt Apr 2013 #23

... Aristus Apr 2013 #14

+1n/t Lady Freedom Returns Apr 2013 #38

Water...It's not dry. n/t zappaman Apr 2013 #2

Also, being poor is not something people like or want. ananda Apr 2013 #4

So, you're hiring pintobean Apr 2013 #5

I imagine if Nadin had a business she would pay fair wages. But that would sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #7

Excellent post (nt) Tumbulu Apr 2013 #9

I am cvoogt Apr 2013 #26

K&R midnight Apr 2013 #11

Thank you. Nadine, you are my hero. JDPriestly Apr 2013 #16

Trst me, the heroes are the ones going on a hunger strike nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #18

No, it isn't. Beacool Apr 2013 #17

All those poor people are just "poutragers." woo me with science Apr 2013 #29

Fuckin A! TheKentuckian Apr 2013 #42

I hear so many on the other side, and some on our side, talk about how bad it is not... Lady Freedom Returns Apr 2013 #43

Mayor Maureen O'Connor many decades back nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #44

Being a Medic, I have no dout that you saw more than your fair share. Lady Freedom Returns Apr 2013 #45