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Brigid

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4. I'll save my sympathy . . .

Reply to Sarah Ibarruri (Original post)

Tue Mar 18, 2014, 10:43 AM

Mar 2014

For ordinary families who lost homes, jobs, and everything else in the financial crisis these predators caused, thank you very much. Not directed at you, Sarah, but at the fat cats this article says we're supposed to feel sorry for.

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Imagine you're a highly competitive person rewarded with fat checks... then the fat checks stop [View all] Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 OP

Suicide is a leading cause of death jberryhill Mar 2014 #1

Agreed. I'm sure more soldiers and a higher percentage of soldiers committed suicide FSogol Mar 2014 #5

Among Veterans, the rate is 22 a day, nearly one an hour. Bluenorthwest Mar 2014 #15

Shameful. Also, completely undiscussed on DU because some tin foil heads would rather make up stuff. FSogol Mar 2014 #17

I mistook "check" for a totally different word, and was like snooper2 Mar 2014 #2

lol Stop that. I'm drinking coffee here. :) nt Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #6

They are having a tougher time stealing other people's money PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #3

I'll save my sympathy . . . Brigid Mar 2014 #4

I'm with you there. nt Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #7

I'm actually really upset about this. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2014 #8

Job-security is gone for bankers. Too much pressure to deliver. DetlefK Mar 2014 #9

I really read the title line of this post wrong the first time.... AngryAmish Mar 2014 #10

I voluntarily left a 6 figure career for a $8 per hour job. . pipoman Mar 2014 #11

Serious? Would you mind sharing what happened? nt Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #12

I blogged about it on DU2...there are like 5 annual updates on this thread pipoman Mar 2014 #13

That's wonderful! Thanks for linking me there. nt Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #14

I guess 2011 was the last time I updated pipoman Mar 2014 #16

i don't know the lives of these specific people involved, but i'm thinking of some greedy types JI7 Mar 2014 #18