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CrispyQ

(40,969 posts)
20. This:
Sun Jun 8, 2014, 12:55 PM
Jun 2014

"Collectively - as a country - we ought to be ashamed of ourselves for setting the $10.10 bar so low."

Americans hate paying taxes & are terrified that someone (read "poor person&quot might get something from the safety net that they "don't deserve." Our pathetic media amplifies the voice of the most hateful in our society & we wonder why we've become more base.

We have plenty of money. We do. We could probably move from the "rich" column to the "wealthy" column - but we would rather people live with dignity and respect and not have t be ashamed of ourselves.




Too many companies view employees as a spreadsheet entry, like office supplies, only more difficult to manage.

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I'd lose either my home or my car after missing 2 catbyte Jun 2014 #1
Honestly? JustAnotherGen Jun 2014 #2
If you lived in So Cal I would beg you for a job... randys1 Jun 2014 #9
This: CrispyQ Jun 2014 #20
And yet the vast majority of Americans including MANY democrats think the problem is the poor randys1 Jun 2014 #21
My sig line says what I think about the system. CrispyQ Jun 2014 #22
Amen! JustAnotherGen Jun 2014 #24
Depending on lifestyle 20 years to forever AngryAmish Jun 2014 #3
I get paid weekly... JaneyVee Jun 2014 #4
One geomon666 Jun 2014 #5
The smartest thing we ever did CrispyQ Jun 2014 #6
+100000000 for this: woo me with science Jun 2014 #8
What good is government if it doesn't take care of The People? CrispyQ Jun 2014 #14
The government is supposed to BE the people. Igel Jun 2014 #23
The government is no longer of, by, and for the people... madinmaryland Jun 2014 #25
HH "Young couples" = Parental $$ plus their own assumed longevity. WinkyDink Jun 2014 #12
"...plus their own assumed longevity." CrispyQ Jun 2014 #19
depends on when you ask qazplm Jun 2014 #7
At current spending levels about 7 months. Travis_0004 Jun 2014 #10
True for over a hundred million Americans. woo me with science Jun 2014 #11
This is unacceptable in a civilized society. CrispyQ Jun 2014 #17
1 Half-Century Man Jun 2014 #13
I assume about 2 years for complete homelessness Shoulders of Giants Jun 2014 #15
0 or rather whenever my parents die DotGone Jun 2014 #16
zero Separation Jun 2014 #18
It would take a long time before I ran out of money. Years. MadrasT Jun 2014 #26
With no changes in spending, about 24. Iggo Jun 2014 #27
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